Tag Archives: move-up buyers

Jim Cameron of STRATMOR Group shares his perspectives on the current state of the housing market and discusses the hurdles that may lie ahead as we enter 2024.

A crowded seller’s market has left some homeowners who want to move into nicer homes frustrated. Though they are getting record-high offers for their starter abodes, when it comes time to buy, their money is not going as far in the trade-up market. Based on seven criteria, here is a list of the 10 hardest places to trade up.

The industry's inventory problem may begin to ease, as move-up buyer confidence rises and more homeowners put their homes on the market. According to a new survey, repeat buyer confidence is up, with a confidence level of 75 out of 100. That’s higher than the confidence levels of first-time buyers, non-homeowners, and all Americans as a whole.