Worried About a Housing Crash? The Numbers Tell a Calmer Story.

If you’ve been waiting to buy or sell a home because you’re worried about a housing market crash, you’re certainly not alone.

Between higher mortgage rates, changing inventory, economic uncertainty, and years of headlines predicting what might happen next, it’s understandable that some buyers and sellers are hesitant to make a move.

But when you look at the housing data rather than the headlines, the picture is considerably calmer.

National home prices have leveled out, inventory growth has slowed, and mortgage rates have spent much of the past few years within a relatively consistent range. That doesn’t mean every market is behaving the same way, but it does give us important…

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Sellers Are Cutting Prices To Meet Buyers Where They're At

If you’ve been looking at homes in Bluffton, Hilton Head Island, Beaufort, or elsewhere in the Lowcountry and wondering whether today’s prices leave any room to negotiate, the answer may be more encouraging than you think.

The housing market has changed considerably from the frenzy buyers experienced a few years ago. More homes are available, properties are generally taking longer to sell, and buyers have become increasingly selective about what they’re willing to pay.

Sellers are responding.

Across the country, more sellers are reducing their asking prices, while others are choosing a more realistic list price from the beginning. For buyers, that can create opportunities that…

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