"We figured it was some sort of millennial disruptor company,'' Gullotti recalled. Skeptical, Gullotti showed the post to her husband who was also suspicious. Currently, all-cash purchases comprise 33% of home sales, compared to about 19% at this time two years ago, the National Association of Realtors reported. "We just weren't getting anywhere and were finding it very frustrating as homes were selling fast," Gullotti said.Ībout a year ago, Gullotti saw a social media post for Flyhomes, a startup "power buyer" that helps qualified buyers get their new house by providing all-cash offers to sellers. The couple used startup Flyhomes to get into their starter home last year.īut they kept coming up short, often due to sellers taking all-cash offers, among the hottest trends in a hot housing market. Sarah and Brandon Gullotti and their three kids near their home in Riverside, Calif. She and her husband Brandon made at least 20 offers on homes during the pandemic as they craved more space for their growing family. Sarah Gullotti of Riverside, California, can relate. For some first time homebuyers, all cash can seal the deal Quint said she expects the outbidding percentage to fall to the low 20s as fewer people make offers, but the competition is still a turnoff to potential buyers. The next highest reason was the inability to find a desirable neighborhood (34%,), followed by the inability to find a home with desirable features (31%), and being outbid by other buyers (29%). About 48% said their inability to find an affordable home was the number one reason they quit looking. Many are now spending three months or longer trying to buy a home before giving up, Quint said. "Affordability is going to be an issue in this country for the foreseeable future," Quint said. is also experiencing its highest inflation rate in 40 years, a combination that is also discouraging buyers, Quint told USA TODAY.
Home prices increased nearly 20% in major cities across the country in February, according to the latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller national home price index and National Association of Home Builders research found the cost of building materials has increased 33% since the start of the pandemic.Īnd as the average 30-year mortgage rate hovers at 5%, the highest in a decade, the U.S. The share of active buyers in the Northeast region fell from 72% to 50%, in the Midwest, from 51% to 40%, in the South, from 58% to 48%, and in the West, from 72% to 46% during the last year. "This is clear evidence that higher mortgage rates and double-digit growth in home prices are discouraging a growing share of buyers from engaging in the purchase process."Īnd it's happening all across the U.S., Quint said.
"Now, the share is back to pre-pandemic levels, at 46%," Quint said in a recent post. At its pandemic peak last spring, 61% of prospective buyers were "actively trying" to find a home to buy, Quint said
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