Is the housing market recovering, or at least hit bottom?

Its been a while since I posted last, and in a way on purpose…

I have been waiting to see what the market was going to do and see if anyone would actually follow the earlier post’s advice and jump on the opportunity that was presenting itself in the housing market.  Some did, and they are VERY happy, and bought great homes at below-market prices and are sitting on an investment that will only increase over the next few years. 

But most did not, and are still ‘looking’ almost hiding, waiting for everyone else to do something before they jump in and buy a home.  I would not say I blame them for waiting, but NOW everything is pointing to an actual bottom of this decline that “they” were hyping.  Although, as I said before I market in the QCA did not decline all that much, but it was much slower and were some good buys out there.

Now, get ready for the market to start its rapid upswing.  Its not going to take long and we are back in another seller’s market where they can pick and choose over offers and the buyer is at the disadvantage, having to pay over market value to get their dream home due to 2-3 other offers coming in at the same time.  I am not saying, but I am saying, this will be happening once again come June-July 2009.  Mark my words -Its going to be very competitive out there in the next 90 days as the weather warms as buyers are taking advantage of historically low interest rates, and the home buyer tax credit that expires at the end of 2009.

So saying that, how can you get ahead of the game?  I give it another 30 days and then the race is on…So I say get ahead of the herd and be ready, and use a professional Realtor.  No more bumping around, bouncing into open houses, thinking about getting pre-approved, or trying to catch new listings as they hit the local public sites…YOU NEED SOMEONE LOOKING OUT FOR YOU! 

A Buyer’s agent representing you–Someone Searching for homes for you every HOUR, every day while you sleep, while you are at work or picking the kids up and going to soccer games! Someone getting in touch with you the MOMENT, Your Dream Home hits the market-Before anyone else even knows about it!  A good buyer’s Realtor will do this for you, and for FREE!  You cannot lose…You get your home, someone looking out for your best interests, making sure the seller is not taking advantage of you, and getting you to closing so you get to actually move into a new home this summer not spend it all ‘just looking’ like so many other will!

The way I see it if you are really wanting a new home in the next 30-90 days, you have 2 options:

1. Try to do it all yourself, and maybe find your home, in hopes you know what to do when you  find it leaving your self open to a host of potential problems.

2.  Hire, retain, and work with a professional with 10+ years experience do it for you for FREE.  Be your eyes and ears for new listings, find that home, write a contract protecting you with all the necessary inspections and financing, and get you to closing with a smile on your face all without the pressure of hounding and trying to make you buy something you don’t want. 

Sure, you can probably do it yourself.  But before you do, Please take a moment and ask yourself what are the reasons you don’t want a to have a professional on your side. 

If you can give me a good reason,please post it as a comment below and I will address it,  even admit it if its a  a legitimate reason why you wouldn’t use a free service. 

I already know one good reason why you may not, so I will address it before I close… A High pressure, salesperson, hounding you over dinner and bugging you to BUY!  -Personally, my business philosophy as a home buyer specialist, is a consultant approach, not a salesperson.  I will find homes to look at, IF you want to make an offer, I will help you all the intricate steps that involve that including a full buyer’s market study on the home’s value.  But never any pressure to buy, or bugging you all day long trying to get you to buy.  If you are a loyal client to me, I will be loyal to your time table and your speed, not mine. 

So to get started and jump ahead of the emerging market, e-mail me at Matt@WoodSellsHomes.com or go to www.qcHomeBuyer.com to start your search. 

Some added extra info sites for your info puposes:

www.Home-BuyerTaxCredit.com

www.qcHomeLoan.com

www.qcaForeClosures.com

www.WoodSellsHomes.com

Happy House Hunting!