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The housing market is bonkers in Minneapolis. This Saturday we put an offer in on home that went on the market Thursday. There were 31 other offers. We offered

The housing market is bonkers in Minneapolis. This Saturday we put an offer in on home that went on the market Thursday. There were 31 other offers. We offered 20% over asking, but didn't get it. That was our fourth unsuccessful offer so far. Three of the winners for the other offers supposedly had both appraisal gaps and waived inspections.

McRask 6y ago
It's almost that bad in suburban New Jersey. Not so bad as waiving inspections necessarily but covering appraisal gaps is pretty much required because of how hot it is. Same for 10-20% over ask on the offers.
- ryandrake 6y ago
  When we were buying about 8 years ago in the Bay area, we probably wrote 50 offers, all above asking, and finally got one home. It was a total nightmare as a buyer. One home got 40 written offers, according to the listing agent, and sold for 2X its asking price--all cash, no contingencies.
  - jb775 6y ago
    That's insane they got 2X. I'm sure if some of their neighbors knew that, they'd consider selling themselves.
    - asdff 6y ago
      Sell, then what? Another mortgage if they want to live in the area, or uprooting entirely. That 2 million dollar bay area house might have been a 20k house among 10-40k houses in the 1970s; today it's a 2 million dollar house among 2-10 million dollar houses, so at best you'd be doing a lateral move or downsizing into something grossly overpriced, or line up to become one of the 40 people trying to throw a cash offer somewhere in the stratosphere above list on some midwestern home. It's a zero sum game unless you upzone and build more housing to meet the demand, because the population of this country has only gone up.
      - jb775 6y ago
        If you're willing to move to a new area, you can always find certain areas where the housing market is different in regards to supply/demand. You could also plan to rent for a few years to see if the purchase market cools off in the meantime. Rents don't increase proportionally to sudden housing market volatility.
jb775 6y ago
I think the seemingly high prices are simply where inflation is showing up first. Or at least partially. Pent up demand and Covid throwing a wrench in everyone's lifestyles also likely messed with supply/demand.
- twiddling 6y ago
  low rates
drunner 6y ago
Same in Fort Collins. Last house we lost on was listed for 425, sold for 500 with waived inspection and appraisal gap.

McRask 6y ago

It's almost that bad in suburban New Jersey. Not so bad as waiving inspections necessarily but covering appraisal gaps is pretty much required because of how hot it is. Same for 10-20% over ask on the offers.

ryandrake 6y ago
When we were buying about 8 years ago in the Bay area, we probably wrote 50 offers, all above asking, and finally got one home. It was a total nightmare as a buyer. One home got 40 written offers, according to the listing agent, and sold for 2X its asking price--all cash, no contingencies.
- jb775 6y ago
  That's insane they got 2X. I'm sure if some of their neighbors knew that, they'd consider selling themselves.
  - asdff 6y ago
    Sell, then what? Another mortgage if they want to live in the area, or uprooting entirely. That 2 million dollar bay area house might have been a 20k house among 10-40k houses in the 1970s; today it's a 2 million dollar house among 2-10 million dollar houses, so at best you'd be doing a lateral move or downsizing into something grossly overpriced, or line up to become one of the 40 people trying to throw a cash offer somewhere in the stratosphere above list on some midwestern home. It's a zero sum game unless you upzone and build more housing to meet the demand, because the population of this country has only gone up.
    - jb775 6y ago
      If you're willing to move to a new area, you can always find certain areas where the housing market is different in regards to supply/demand. You could also plan to rent for a few years to see if the purchase market cools off in the meantime. Rents don't increase proportionally to sudden housing market volatility.

jb775 6y ago

I think the seemingly high prices are simply where inflation is showing up first. Or at least partially. Pent up demand and Covid throwing a wrench in everyone's lifestyles also likely messed with supply/demand.

twiddling 6y ago
low rates

drunner 6y ago

Same in Fort Collins. Last house we lost on was listed for 425, sold for 500 with waived inspection and appraisal gap.