Move in before property cycle begins its climb
With uniforms disappearing from shops faster than you can say back to school, our unforgettable and glorious Olympic summer is almost behind us. For a while most of us forgot about the financial arena as we became more interested in how Team GB was doing in the athletics For a few weeks of sport-induced amnesia we also forgot about the property market.
Well, property is back! Hard on the heels of the Tour de France and Olympic road-race and track cycling, we have property cycling. The property cycle is back in the news.
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Why wait for Christmas? Now could be the right time to move into this six-bedroom family home in Coffinswell. Bradleys'guide price is £1 million
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It could be just the right time to move into a lovely property like Ringmore House near Shaldon, an elegant seven-bedroom Grade II listed period residence with a one-bedroom cottage. It is on the market at £1.25 million with Bradleys (01392 272111)
Early autumn is the time when property once again comes to the fore as families get busy thinking about a move before Christmas.
It is possible to move by Christmas. But is it probable – or desirable - given the economic and social conditions? The latest statistics reveal that property affordability is the best it's been for over a decade, but that mortgage lending is down yet again. A paradox. And the next sets of figures may not be any better either, as they will reflect the summer lull. But out there things are stirring. Enquiries are rising. More people are viewing. More offers are being made and sales are being tied up.
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Numbers are what the property market is all about. The more enquiries the more viewers, the more viewers the more offers, the more offers the more sales. Simple really. And with more house sales the more our economy will respond.
And the more the economy responds the more confidence people will have. Confidence drives the property market. It is not city bonuses, slick marketing or estate agents. It is buyers confident about the future and sellers confident with reality.Yet it is a harsh reality now.
We are probably not yet done with this wretched downturn, although prices across the country have flat-lined over the past couple of quarters – and they will probably do so for a few quarters to come. But then, who knows? Mortgages will no doubt become easier to obtain and more and more people will want to enter the property market.
And that is precisely the wrong time to do so – because a better time is now.
Now there are more options and more opportunities for those in a good position to buy. Now there are some great choices in the market. Now there is less competition. Now there is more time. Now there are deals to be done. Now is the time to buy before Christmas and now is the time to get settled before the property cycle begins its climb. It is always best to be a winner on the flat than miss out when things get steeper – ask any road-cyclist.
Richard Greetham can be contacted at 01392 272111.
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