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Generic Brad

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23. It's a phenomenon

Thu Aug 6, 2020, 06:21 PM

Aug 2020

Nationwide people are moving out of the cities and heading to the suburbs. People in the suburbs are moving out of the suburbs and heading to the country. People are moving to small towns if they can.

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Houses are selling like hot cakes! That's what my son just told me. he had his house on the [View all] napi21 Aug 2020 OP

Interest rates are low. PTWB Aug 2020 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Aug 2020 #6

There is a shitload of people who have no choice but to sell. demmiblue Aug 2020 #2

Amen...nt N_E_1 for Tennis Aug 2020 #4

If the supply was greater than the demand, wouldn't there be more houses on the market, not fewer? PTWB Aug 2020 #15

+1000 Celerity Aug 2020 #34

that doesn't explain handmade34 Aug 2020 #31

Desperate sellers and 3% mortgages are great if you have the resources. tinrobot Aug 2020 #36

That's why I got out in February before all the price drops and foreclosures lindysalsagal Aug 2020 #51

Our son lives in the suburbs of Cleveland... Freedomofspeech Aug 2020 #3

Golf Buddy Of Mine... ProfessorGAC Aug 2020 #24

I know... Freedomofspeech Aug 2020 #50

We are in Southern Oregon leftieNanner Aug 2020 #5

these are the weirdest times ever renate Aug 2020 #7

I understand the sellers but not the buyers Sanity Claws Aug 2020 #8

It's still cheaper to buy than rent in some places. we can do it Aug 2020 #16

It is becoming very common for houses around here to sell above the asking price Steelrolled Aug 2020 #20

All I can tell you is the people who bought my son's house missed out on 2 other homes & told their napi21 Aug 2020 #25

And investors wanting real estate to balance risk of hyperinflation and market collapse lostnfound Aug 2020 #52

here in northern Nevada houses sell quickly rollin74 Aug 2020 #9

Same here in southern Idaho. yonder Aug 2020 #29

As much as my husband and I would like to sell . . . peggysue2 Aug 2020 #10

Hot cakes are not selling well, restaurants closed. nt USALiberal Aug 2020 #11

Regional MenloParque Aug 2020 #12

Hold it. $600,000 OVER asking? trof Aug 2020 #38

Yes...600k over asking MenloParque Aug 2020 #42

Holy shit! trof Aug 2020 #54

I think they are right that a lot of people in higher spooky3 Aug 2020 #13

Covid isn't all bad for everyone Sympthsical Aug 2020 #14

I'm essential staff. xmas74 Aug 2020 #40

Kaiser's laying people off Sympthsical Aug 2020 #48

Realtor was going door-to-door last week SheltieLover Aug 2020 #17

It's investors and house flippers Bradshaw3 Aug 2020 #18

I was going to buy this summer qazplm135 Aug 2020 #19

I agree with you that people who could buy a house before Covid likely can buy one now. Blue_true Aug 2020 #26

because I have no desire to buy farmland? lol qazplm135 Aug 2020 #35

Our neighbor was getting their's ready bamagal62 Aug 2020 #21

I know a lot of people who never stopped working. BlueTsunami2018 Aug 2020 #22

It's a phenomenon Generic Brad Aug 2020 #23

I agree with you RazzleCat Aug 2020 #28

I believe it is more like the successful cities are expanding and Blue_true Aug 2020 #32

All seems pretty crazy. But just like during the Great Depression not everyone was out of work captain queeg Aug 2020 #27

I thought it was just Vermont... handmade34 Aug 2020 #30

I heard the other day that in the area you might be looking some houses are selling online without Vinca Aug 2020 #39

VPR had a great segment handmade34 Aug 2020 #43

I'm right across the river in NH and spend most of my time in VT. Vinca Aug 2020 #53

My elderly dad's house on Long Island was on the market for about phylny Aug 2020 #33

A house in neighborhood (also suburban Atlanta) went under contract in less than a week themaguffin Aug 2020 #37

People are fleeing the cities for the burbs. Renew Deal Aug 2020 #41

The value of the dollar is dropping Tennessee Hillbilly Aug 2020 #44

My neighbors just moved to Arizona and their house sold in l2 weeks. Initech Aug 2020 #45

Also, Tennessee Hillbilly Aug 2020 #46

Friends house in rural PA Delarage Aug 2020 #47

I sold in 1 day back in february. Asking price. Cash. lindysalsagal Aug 2020 #49