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The Cost of a Home Is Far More Important than the Price

 Housing inventory is at an all-time low states Mike Eastwood Chief Executive Officer of West USA Realty of Prescott. There are 39% fewer homes for sale today than at this time last year, and buyer demand continues to set records. Zillow recently reported: In Prescott Arizona, there are less than 630 homes on the market.

“Newly pending sales are up 25.5% compared to the same week last year, the highest year-over-year increase in the weekly Zillow database.”

Whenever there is a shortage in supply of an item that’s in high demand, the price of that item increases. That’s exactly what’s happening in the real estate market right now. CoreLogic’s latest Home Price Index reports that values have increased by 5.5% over the last year.

This is great news if you’re planning to sell your house; on the other hand, as either a first-time or repeat buyer, this may instead seem like troubling news. However, purchasers should realize that the price of a house is not as important as the cost. Let’s break it down.

There are several factors that influence the cost of a home. The two major ones are the price of the home and the interest rate at which a buyer can borrow the funds necessary to purchase the home.

Last week, Freddie Mac announced that the average interest rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 2.87%. At this time last year, the rate was 3.73%. Let’s use an example to see how that difference impacts the true cost of a home.

Assume you purchased a home last year and took out a $250,000 mortgage. As mentioned above, home values have increased by 5.5% over the last year. To buy that same home this year, you would need to take out a mortgage of $263,750.

How will your monthly mortgage payment change based on today’s lower mortgage rate?

This table calculates the difference in your monthly payment:The Cost of a Home Is Far More Important than the Price | Keeping Current MattersThat’s a savings of $61 monthly, which adds up to $732 annually and $21,960 over the life of the loan.

Bottom Line

Even though home values have appreciated, it’s a great time to buy a home because mortgage rates are at historic lows.

To learn more about the Prescott, Arizona real estate market contact Mike Eastwood CEO of West USA Realty of Prescott at 928-777-8331 or visit us at www.westusaofprescott.com and Mike will introduce you to one of his professional real estate agents. If you like to search on your own, download the FREE home search app http://app.westusa.com/WUSAT1M   or stop by and visit us at https://goo.gl/maps/4y1zgMPaUTbgwcRL6 #Prescott #Prescotthomes #Prescottland #Prescottvalley #Prescottvalleyhomes #Prescottvalleyland #Chinovalley #Chinovalleyhomes #Chinovlaaelland #Arizona #Arizonahomes

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