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Zillow New Construction Consumer Housing Trends Report 2020 shows that almost half of those who purchased a newly built home in the past two years only looked at new construction. For the 40% who would only look at new construction, the other 60% did consider purchasing an existing home.
Last year not only brought confusion with a global pandemic but also hindered materials, shipping and timelines in new construction. The report revealed that 80% of those who purchased new construction found some part of the purchase process challenging.
Demographics played a big part in the data shown of those who struggled with purchasing new construction. Close to 45% of new construction buyers were under the age of 40 and out of those 70% purchased their first home.
Fair price also was one of the top challenges. Last year 30% said that a fair price was a challenge while this year 37% express issues with fair pricing. Prices are hard to gauge because of the shortage of inventory. There are not enough sales to compare pricing.
Thirty-six percent of home buyers were concerned with the sale of their current home with the completion of their new home. Thirty-five percent admitted they are overwhelmed and doubt some of the processing of building and purchasing a new home.
Using a Realtor can help overcome these challenges. A Realtor can help with communication between the builder and buyer. Fifty-one percent of those purchasing a new construction home asked their Realtor to handle communications with the builder. A Realtor can educate buyers regarding financing and pricing and help buyers with timelines and delays. A Realtor can make purchasing a new construction home a breeze.
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