[njbchbum]

I agree that the Villages housing market bottom has already passed. I don't track the numbers of houses for sale, but for the past 4 years I have watched the prices of pre-owned homes. Last winter/spring I noticed that prices were beginning to creep up and up. When we visited in March we were fortunate enough to find our pre-owned at a price that we could not afford NOT to buy...it was market priced but our cash sale with 30 day close helped us get it at below market.

Remember, too, that now is the time to have your house for sale - the snowbirds have returned and many others are renting - 'tis the season! This is prime time for advertising. Potential buyers should take that into consideration...prices may drop a bit after they go back home - but one cannot be sure of that either.

The question of to buy or not to buy NOW always puts me into a conflicted state when I think of two old adages: Look before your leap & He who hesitates is lost.