Cathy had open houses today, but a couple she has been working with wanted to go out looking. She asked me to cover for her.<\/p>\n
They are downsizing, technically, but they’re playing this market very wisely, in my opinion. They changed their focus this weekend from smaller resale homes to move-ups from new builders. The rationale is, if they can buy something at a deep discount now, they’ll be in that much stronger a position when the market turns. Even allowing for the worst, they can have a lot more house in a better neighborhood for the same money.<\/p>\n
The interesting thing for me was how busy<\/i> the model homes were — and how few inventory homes were available. We were in two subdivisions, so this portends nothing as a trend. But it was an eye-opener…
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