It’s comforting to note that experienced South Palm Beach real estate agents aren’t terribly surprised at what for less seasoned pros might be dismaying headlines. They may be off-putting, but their likes have all been seen before. For those of us who have worked through previous ups and downs, the current well-ballyhooed shift from high-velocity to hard-braking market conditions is not only unstartling—it has always been all but inevitable. And the good news is equally familiar: South Palm Beach houses will continue to be bought and sold in these and the coming months, just as in the past—challenging circumstances and all.
To Experienced South Palm Beach Agents, It’s Familiar Territory
Another thing that’s unlikely to change is the strategic adjustment that has proved its worth before (and before that). You might call it the ‘baking cookies’ adage—or the ‘back to basics’ truism. For South Palm Beach home sellers, the strategic gear shift calls for reenergizing all the tried-and-true approaches that have proved their worth over the decades. That means dusting off all the things that seemed so superfluous during the raging seller’s market: budgeting for staging, securing the best possible ‘hero’ shot to head up the listing, de-cluttering, optimizing lighting, and, yes—remembering how the scent of cookies hot out of the oven can add a cheery note to any showing!
For buyers, the clouded financial surroundings are daunting, for sure. Nevertheless, it’s a cliché to repeat that many of the most beneficial purchases are secured during a falling market. That’s when neglected strategies like “rate buydowns” can be dusted off and hauled out of the closet, and the truth behind “date the rate, but marry the house” proves its worth.
So it matters little whether last week’s news from Yahoo!finance.com (Ben Affleck is “dumping his real estate”) ultimately proves to be any more relevant than fool.com’s optimistic (“mortgage rates will start to moderate”) or foxbusiness.com’s observation (there can be “benefits to jumping into the market right now”). The market goes down; then it goes up.
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