Real Estate Pain for Many May Become a Gain for Single Women
By Allison O'Connor
Paradise Valley, AZ, April 25, 2008 –
According to Greg Bechelli, a Certified Mortgage Planner, at Residential
Pacific Mortgage in the San
Francisco Bay
area, there may not be a better time for a single woman to purchase a home than
now.
Bechelli,
who has been a top performing mortgage planner for over ten years in one of the
nation’s most costly real estate markets, suggests single women with a steady employment record, some savings, and a
respectable credit score, should consider a real estate purchase now. In
certain areas home and condo prices have dropped in value by more than 25%, opening
the door to some great bargains.
Many future
home buyers including single women, are waiting for the market to hit bottom
before beginning their search. This may be a mistake, as one can not predict if
or when housing prices will decrease further.
Some indicators show that current housing prices are as low as they will
get. And yet, some markets have seen small increases in the housing prices, suggesting
the real estate market may be recovering from the downturn. In spite of this, single
women can still find homes for literally hundreds of thousands less than what
they would have sold for just a couple of years ago in most parts of the
country.
“Homes
that sold two years ago for $435,000 are getting bids as low as $325,000.
Often, however, those bids are pushed aside for better offers. In one such
example covered in a report by an online financial site last week, a home in Sacramento, California
that had sold two years ago for $435,000 received nine bids and was sold for
$365,000.” – www.SingleMindedWomen.com,
Hunting for
Real Estate Bargains.
In spite
of the current economic conditions, single women continue to be the second
largest group of home purchasers in the U.S. In fact, 1 out of every 5
homes purchased today is by a single women. But, according to Bechelli: ” There are still a lot of women sitting out there today who
have convinced themselves that they could not qualify for a home loan. Bechelli
recommends single women considering purchasing a home in the next 12 months should
get started now by meeting with a certified mortgage planner.
Remember,
smart buyers strike when the prices are low!
For more
on the best time to buy a home and greater details on how to qualify view the
article Hunting for
Real Estate Bargains at www.singlemindedwomen.com.
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