Howard County Real Estate Market Update for August 2014



There are many Howard County area homes for sale. Click here to perform a full home search, or if you're thinking of selling your home, click here for a free property valuation so you know what buyers will pay for your home in today's market. You may also call us at 410-964-2400 for a FREE home buying or selling consultation to answer any of your real estate questions.
 
Thanks for joining us, everyone. This is the first edition of our video blog, where we will be talking about all different kinds of real estate topics to help educate you on what's going on. Today, we want to give you a quick market update for Howard County so you know exactly what's going on. 

The bottom line today is money is cheap! It is a fantastic time to buy a home right now. Mortgage rates are steady at historical lows around 4.25% for conventional and 4% for FHA and VA loans. Rates for jumbo loans, or loans over $495,500, are at an affordable 4.375% when you put 20% down.  We would suggest that this market is very balanced compared to where it was at this time last year. Due to increases in inventory over the last year, we are trending towards more of a buyer's market than a seller's market.

The supply of homes in Howard County is up 56.6% in June 2014 as compared to June 2013. This can be attributed to basic economics and supply and demand. What happens is, inventory has continued to increase while demand has laid flat. Over time, if these conditions continue, there will be a downward pressure on price.

A note to sellers, even though our inventory is high, it's still a great time to sell your home. If your home is priced well and in good condition, your house will certainly sell with help from the Pat Hiban group. As for buyers, there has been no time in the last 5 years where there has been more opportunity to choose from the supply of inventory on the market. 

If you or anybody you know are looking to buy or sell real estate in Howard County, please give us a call or send us an email. We would be glad to help. Thanks, and have a great day!

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