Mortgage Rates Spike: Affordability Strains, But Opportunities Remain
Market Update: With rates now at 7.13%, buyers face higher costs while builders navigate an affordability crunch. Here’s how we…
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There is a lot of risk and reward in new home construction, so knowing your buyers is essential to success.
However, despite the research into where and what to build, few builders research how buyers finance their home purchases in the areas they are building in. Buyer financing preferences are often ignored because the data isn’t readily available or understood. This means leaving an important data point in your market research for lenders to figure out and missing an opportunity to let it inform your marketing strategy and the planning of new neighborhoods.
Understanding buyer attitudes and financing preferences is critical to adapting quickly to market changes that are outside your control. Here are the top three benefits you can expect with factoring in buyers’ financing preferences:
Reduce your current pipeline risk
Increase lead retention and conversion
Develop a strategy for creating affordability in advance of market change
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