Per a home a survey conducted by a conglomeration of builders:
- 19% of buyers are looking for only newly built homes
- 35% of buyers will consider both resale and newly built homes
- 46% of buyers desire only resale homes
Why use a real estate agent when purchasing a newly built home?
- Knowledge of pricing comparable properties to establish current market value
- Contract negotiation power from concessions, contingencies, disclosures and other important issues
- Your agent is your third-party advocate from negotiations, through selections and finishes to the closing table and other important details in the building process
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Survey from: BHI, Inc.
This surprises me. I would have guessed that a higher percentage would prefer a brand new home.
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Yes — but if you add the people that will buy new or resale, the number is over 50 percent!
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