“What will it cost if you wait to buy your dream house?”
Some Highlights:
- The “cost of waiting to buy” is defined as the additional funds necessary to buy a home if prices & interest rates were to increase over a period of time.
- Freddie Mac forecasts interest rates to rise to 4.5% by the Q4 2020.
- CoreLogic predicts home prices to appreciate by 4.8% over the next 12 months.
- If you are ready and willing to buy your dream home, find out if you are able to!
Bottom Line
The ‘cost of waiting to buy’ is defined as the additional funds necessary to buy a home if prices and interest rates were to increase over a period of time.
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