The housing market may be hot right now but some homeowners are afraid to sell, notes Grumpy Editor.
As The Wall Street Journal points out: “Plenty of households could sell their homes for a big profit, but then they would have to find a new place to live.”
It adds that “many are unwilling to compete in this frenzied market, where they could be subjected to fierce and costly bidding wars.”
Fear of failing to find a new home is a key reason people are staying in their current residences longer than in earlier days.
Young families seeking to trade up fear being priced out of the neighborhoods.
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