Is Now The Right Time To Build A Home?
The NPR report also mentions the fact that existing construction prices may have hit their peak in June of 2022, and since then prices on those homes have come down by as much as six percent.
If you are thinking about building a home instead of buying an existing home, you get to sidestep one of the difficulties house hunters have when trying to find a new place to live.
House Prices And Competition
One reason house prices are so high is because of the competition for the existing inventory. But when you build a home from the ground up, you aren’t competing with another borrower for the same house.
But in a year will it even matter? Won’t house prices begin to fall as they have started to already?
Not according to some market professionals--some don’t believe that a sharp reduction in the price of the current housing inventory is likely. What’s more likely? A flattening of house prices. That could mean it’s easier for some to buy and harder for others.
Build or Buy?
If you are thinking of building a house in the next year instead of buying an existing home, you won’t have the same challenges as someone looking for existing construction. But it may mean you have to come to the application process with stronger credit.
Higher interest rates can mean additional scrutiny on the finances of the borrower and that is something you will want to anticipate in the planning stages of your construction loan. Work on your credit longer, save up a larger down payment and make a plan to refinance your home loan when the rates become more borrower-friendly again.
Is it smart to build a new house right now? Some don’t have a choice and must look for a new home soon; for these people, it’s key to work on FICO scores and debt ratios well ahead of the loan application. In a rising interest rate environment.
If it’s a matter of waiting a few extra months to improve your credit and your chances at loan approval, it could make the difference in terms of loan approval and the interest rate you are offered.
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