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Getting antsy with your current home but not quite ready to leap into the market? If youre feeling the itch to move for whatever reason maybe youre starting a family, knocking around in an empty nest, longing to be closer to work, or just plain tired of your old digs youre not alone. A recent survey by Move Inc., which owns Americas largest Web network of real estate listings, found that 27.3 percent of respondents planned to buy a home in the future, but only 2 percent of those surveyed intended to make the move in the next 12 months.
We found that three factors are contributing equally to a reduction in demand in the near term, says Julie Reynolds, vice president of Realtor.com, which is owned by Move Inc.