The Market Won't Tell You When the Advantage Is Gone
About this episode
Kevin Martini discusses the challenges of timing in the housing market and the importance of preparation for buyers.
Markets never send a warning before they change. By the time you notice, the advantage you were counting on is already gone. Knowing the right time to buy a house in Raleigh is harder than it sounds, because housing markets rarely signal a shift before it has already happened. In episode 253 of the Martini Mortgage Podcast, Kevin Martini of Martini Mortgage Group breaks down why waiting for certainty can quietly cost buyers the exact homes they wanted. He points to new Cotality data showing national home price appreciation accelerated for the first time in nearly two years, moving from 0.6% annual growth in April to 0.8% in May, with three month momentum jumping to 1.6%. Kevin explains why preparation, not perfect timing, is the one variable buyers can actually control, and walks through Martini Mortgage Group's Same-As-Cash Approval process built on that idea. KEY QUESTIONS THIS EPISODE ANSWERS How do you know if the Raleigh housing market is starting to shift? Should I wait for mortgage rates to drop before buying a home? What does it actually mean to be fully underwritten before house hunting? WHAT YOU WILL LEARN Why housing markets rarely announce a shift before it has…
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