A whole new ballgame
Buying, selling home today much changed from a few years ago
Longtime managing broker Don Prigge remembers a time not too long ago when home sellers were smiling.
“Now if a seller smiles, it’s because they are just glad to be rid of the house,” said Prigge, who is at the helm of Crystal Lake’s Baird & Warner. “It’s the buyers who are laughing. It’s called a buyers’ market.”
Homes can be bought for a bargain, interest rates are at historic lows, and an overabundance of homes have flooded the market, so buyers can afford to be picky. And many of them are.
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