Price Increases

[tbh]

Has anyone heard that The Villages is going to increase prices on new construction?

[GomerPyle]

Yep, believe the pricing went into effort today and will be in the area of $1,000 to $5,000 depending on the house model.

Got this from a reliable source that will be confidential.

regards,

[skip0358]

Material goes up, price goes up. That's the way it works.

[Rag Bagger]

Material goes up, price goes up. That's the way it works.

Usually if demand goes up prices go up.

Look at all the empty new builds in other parts of the country where the price fell to historic lows for new builds or houses in inventory. Some of that inventory is finally starting to go away at half the original asking price and there are less new homes available. When the inventory reduces and foreclosures are at a lower rate the housing cost around the country will go up too.

But here in TV it's a different story. However to some extent even TV is controlled by the rest of the national economy. Particularlly when some one needs to sell a home up North to buy a home here. But the buyer here are usually not strapped with monster morgages and negative equity so there are still lots of buyers for TV.

[SALYBOW]

I just bought last Monday, May 10th. Our sales person told us that he was told they were going up around 10%. :cryin2: The reason being that with the problems in Haiti a lot of the construction supplies have been shipped there. That ups the price for us. That was part of the reason we decided to sign a contract when we did.

[laryb]

We signed for our house on April 30th and we were told that the the prices were going up May 1 and again on the 18th

[Halle]

I just bought last Monday, May 10th. Our sales person told us that he was told they were going up around 10%. :cryin2: The reason being that with the problems in Haiti a lot of the construction supplies have been shipped there. That ups the price for us. That was part of the reason we decided to sign a contract when we did.


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WOW 10% I really don't see that happening but hope it is true. We bought in 2007 and would like to see the home values go back up.

[Army Guy]

Yes, prices are up and going up more. The bottom if you can call it that at TV, cause it never really got bad, was April-July of last year, 2009. Since then prices have gone up and discounts have gone down, if at all.

Army Guy

[graciegirl]

Yes, prices are up and going up more. The bottom if you can call it that at TV, cause it never really got bad, was April-July of last year, 2009. Sinnce then prices have gone up and discounts have gone down, if at all.

Army Guy

Good. We bought back then!!

[salpal]

We bought in April 2009 too! We just sold our home up North and are on our way in 30 days!!! For once, we got lucky!! Yeah!

[Pturner]

Anyone have the former/current price list per home model?

[graciegirl]

I have reactivated this thread from a year ago on the very same issue of price increases on TV homes, the same question that was recently posted. I think it is a marketing strategy. A YEARLY marketing strategy.

I hate them, but the sales manager has a job to do...at least the ones I knew always were thinking of some useless idea.

[GaDawg]

I have reactivated this thread from a year ago on the very same issue of price increases on TV homes, the same question that was recently posted. I think it is a marketing strategy. A YEARLY marketing strategy.

I hate them, but the sales manager has a job to do...at least the ones I knew always were thinking of some useless idea.

Gracie, I am beginning to think the same. Our realtor told us the same thing last year and the price of our model actually went down a bit throughout the year. However, our realtor let us know of a 3k to 7k increase in new home prices beginning June 17 this year. We close on our house here on July 15 so i guess we may not be able to work it out to avoid the increase. We will see soon enough. Either way, we will soon be Villagers! Sanibel here we come!

[Figmo Bohica]

The cost of fuel is the major cause of all the raise in costs of everything. Notice how food is inching up along with everythng else. This can only go on so long, pretty soon people are going to run out of money and entitlements. The most dangerous thing in the world is someone who is hungry with no help in sight.

[Paperboy]

Our realator said price would go up 1.5% - 5% in a few weeks.

[Pturner]

I have reactivated this thread from a year ago on the very same issue of price increases on TV homes, the same question that was recently posted. I think it is a marketing strategy. A YEARLY marketing strategy.

I hate them, but the sales manager has a job to do...at least the ones I knew always were thinking of some useless idea.

Gracie, I think you're on to something as usual. This makes sense from a marketing perspective.

This is historically peak home buying season. Prices rise. In winter, home sales are typically sluggish, so prices would fall in response to the market.

At first blush it might seem that TV would not be a seasonal market. It happens in other locations because people don't want to move their kids to a new school in the midst of a school year. Plus, homes look better when lawns are green and flowers are blooming.

However, on second blush (giggle), it makes perfect sense that TV would experience seasonal buying. Many people buy in TV when their home "up north" sells. Their home up north sells when school's out, lawns are green and flowers are blooming.

[ssmith]

Soooo here's a question for all of you who keep track of these things. When have you found by keeping track that the home prices 'go on sale'. I have watched this and it does seem every year they do offer discounts....besides when a neighborhood closes out....I mean when the homes are not moving as fast as at other times.