THINKING POINTS FOR BUYERS

• The doom and gloom you're hearing about in the mass media should not affect your decision to act if you are ready, willing, able and eager to do so.
• prices may still go lower, but as soon as they hit bottom, they will rebound with a vengeance, quickly wiping out any advantage you might gain by waiting.
• Right now, you have an unusually wide selection of properties to choose from, including those owned by people highly motivated to sell immediately.
• With somany potential buyers holding off, you have a muchsmaller number of people competing with you for the available properties.
• When the turnaround comes, those :"waiters" will be your competitors, making your offer less attractive to those selling their homes.
• Financing is still available at historically low interest rates, but are sure to escalate when activity resumes at more normal levels.
• Even if you SHOULD pay a little more than you would if you actually hit the "bottom" of the market, normal appreciation would make the difference irrelevant within a few short years.
• If you as an individual ARE ready, willing, able and eager to make a move, the time for action is NOW!