Last week, Forsyth County’s real estate outlook ended the busy month with a genuine surprise—one that could well build an extension of Forsyth County real estate’s traditional peak selling season. The news was significant enough to move from financial sections to front pages and bottom-of-the-screen crawls on cable channels. Atop the Mortgage News Daily broke the story:
“Mortgage Rates Under 3% For The First Time (Again)”
Even local residents who rarely pay attention to the nuts and bolts of Forsyth County real estate matters would likely have done a double-take at the “3’s” in that news flash. The “low home loan interest rate” phenomenon has been old news for quite a while, but those historically low rates have hovered in the 4’s since 2017. Since even tiny changes in mortgage rates translate into big savings for home buyers (so, too, for sellers), breaking back down below “3” territory could prompt a change of plan for both groups.
MND’s announcement that “Mortgage rates were decisively lower” was corroborated by reports that in some regions the most credit-worthy applicants were “now easily seeing quotes of 2.875%.” Another article pointed out that the dip constituted the lowest level in 16 months, while another described a wider improved real estate outlook “as we enter a low-interest rate environment.”
Since most Forsyth County real estate observers would have thought we were already in such an environment, the further movement was both truly unexpected and definitely welcome. Whether or not it will nudge fence-sitters into action remains to be seen, as is the longevity of the phenomenon—although most commentators expect it to persist.
In any case, if your own Forsyth County real estate plans have you thinking about taking advantage of this buyer- and seller-friendly environment, I hope you’ll give me a call!
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This Cumming GA Real Estate blog is hosted by Gayle Barton of BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HomeServices Georgia Properties.
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