With home prices holding firm and mortgage rates still dropping, home affordability is reaching new heights.
With home prices holding firm and mortgage rates still dropping, home affordability is reaching new heights.
Remember, it wasn’t too long ago that most builders were flush with home inventory, unable to find willing buyers. To help move product at that time, builders dropped prices and offered incentives including free upgrades. If confidence continues to sag going forward, home purchase deals of that nature may return — especially as the foreclosure market gets larger.
At the current sales pace, the nation’s complete supply of new homes would be sold in just 5 month’s time. That’s more than double the pace of a year ago.
The Lakeland – Winter Haven areas of Florida rank among the state’s best for home affordability.