Housing Media Deception

Now is the best time to build or buy a home. Stop listening to the media and everyone else. Are they giving you the complete picture and telling you all the facts? “The media’s job is to focus on how bad things are and make them worse.

Now is the best time to build or buy a home. Stop listening
to the media and everyone else. Are they giving you the complete picture and
telling you all the facts?

Secrets that the media is not telling you

· Have
you read any articles that say that the population is decreasing and the demand
for housing will go down?

· Have
you seen articles that say that owning a home is no longer the dream of
American consumers?

· Have
you read articles on how 94 to 96% of the population is still gainfully
employed?

· Have
your read articles that say if you a job, have down payment money and a good
credit score, that you can still get a mortgage?

If you answered “no to the above statements and feel that
the population is still growing and owning a home is still a goal of most
people, just think of the pent-up demand for housing that is just around the
corner! What will happen when the market turns around, will prices start to
climb?

“The media’s job is to focus on how bad things are and make them worse.

Why now is a good time for you to buy or build a new
home?

· Interest
rates are great. In fact they are at an historic low.

· Building
material prices are good and will go up, when the market opens up. The longer
you wait to build, the chances that high fuel prices will effect building
material cost. Do you see energy costs going down in the near future?

· If
you are thinking of building a new home, contractors, sub contractors and land
are available.

· Lot
prices are about as low as they will be, and choice and availability are at
their best.

· Money
spent on a home is a better investment, than money spent on a rental.

· Money
spent on a home is a better investment than money in today’s stock market

· Mortgage
interest is still a tax deduction.

· Have
you ever said to yourself, I wish I had bought that home or piece of property a
few years ago, but thought the price was high? Now it seems like a real
bargain!

Don’t wait for the “all clear to build, from the media. By
then it will be too late. When they say now is the time to build, housing costs
will start to rise, labor shortages will create long delays, interest rates
will rise to try to control inflation, and homes will become less and less
affordable.

Low
mortgage rates, combined with the lowest material and land costs we’re ever likely
to see, mean that right now you can build or buy more home for the money, than
you will when the housing market recovers. What this all means is that buyers
who sell their homes today might get 8% - 10% less than they would have gotten
back in 2005, but the cost of new construction is currently down by nearly 20%
from those same levels (but already climbing.) So what’s the big deal if you
get less for your home, when you can then turnaround and build your dream home
at a greater value? Sure, when the market recovers existing homes will regain
their previous value, but they won’t keep up with the rising costs of new
construction. Do the math , now is the time to buy.

About the author

About the writer:

Jerry Rouleau is a speaker, author, and consultant, specializing in the housing industry. He is the author of two books, and a
frequent article contributor to numerous building publications. Jerry is also the producer of the Builder Radio Media
Network, which includes BuilderRadio.com and BuildGreenRadio.com. Jerry can be
reached at 860-589-7391, by e-mail at: jerryrouleau@comcast.net
or through his website: www.jrouleau.com

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