The Coachella Valley saw a near-record number of sales transactions over the past 27 months, but deals continue to close at rock-bottom prices, real estate experts said Thursday.
That’s great news for first-time buyers, said Leslie Appleton-Young, California Association of Realtors’ vice president and chief economist. She cited the upward swing in first-time buyers to 47 percent of all home-buyers.
There’s no better window of opportunity for non-owners to become homeowners than right now, said Pat Veling, president and founder of Brea-based Real Data Strategies Inc.
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