I’ve been looking for a home for about eight months now, and I haven’t seen a single property where I thought, “this is the one.”
It’s surprisingly hard to find a good home.
Granted, I’m looking in half of one suburb, so I’m restricting my options. And I’m one of those annoying buyers who is “in no rush”.
All buyers also wish they had a bigger budget. I hear it all the time. “I feel like I’m in between price brackets,” they say. “If only I could get to $2m, $4m, $7m (insert next price point here), then I could get what I want.”
There’s never enough choice for buyers. Even when we’re flush with listings, buyers always tell me they expected more stock.
It’s the classic grass is always greener problem. There is always more stock around the corner.
But there isn’t.
This is why it’s so important to pounce if you find the right property. You really don’t know when the next suitable home will come up.
But in order to take action, you need to ignore the noise. And there is a lot of noise right now – the Middle East conflict, cost of living, interest rates, discontent with the government.
Uncertainty is central to our modern existence.
It would be a real shame to miss out on the perfect home purely due to fear based on factors outside your control.
Property prices might come down. They may not. There could be a lot more stock around the corner. There could be less.
This time next year might be a better time to buy (or sell) than now.
But it could be worse.
Why delay your plans?
Because the biggest regret I see from buyers isn’t overpaying.
It’s letting the right home slip away…
Feature Property: 24 Lambeth Ave, Armadale
David Sciola 