Local real estate agents say if you’re in the market for a new home, don’t expect a refrigerator to come with it anymore. A recent chip shortage means that home appliances are becoming harder to find — and that means sellers are taking theirs with them.
SAW AND LEARNED ON HIS VISIT TO THE SITE. YOU CAN WATCH THAT HERE AT 6:30.>>> THE HUD HOUSING MARKET IS FORCING BUYERS TO BUY THEIR OWN APPLIANCES. WE TOLD YOU ABOUT THE BACKLOG IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN AND HOW IT IS DELAYING CONSTRUCTION. MORE SELLERS ARE PACKING UP THEIR APPLIANCES AND TAKING THEM WITH THEM WHEN THEY LEAVE. FROM WASHERS AND DRYERS TO REFRIGERATORS. IS IN RALEIGH WITH ADVICE FOR ANYONE SHOPPING FOR A HOME. >> Reporter: IF YOU HAVE BEEN LOOKING THROUGH THE LISTINGS OF HOMES FOR SALE, YOU HAVE PROBABLY NOTICED A COMMON THEME, THOSE MISSING APPLIANCES. WE WENT THROUGH THE FIRST 10 LISTING OF HOMES FOR SALE IN RALEIGH TODAY AND SIX OF THEM WERE MISSING ONE APPLIANCE, A REFRIGERATOR IN THEIR PICTURE IS. THAT INCLUDES THIS HOUSE BEHIND ME, AND REALTORS TELL ME IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO BUY, DON’T EXPECT THOSE APPLIANCES TO BE PART OF THE DEAL ANYMORE.>> THIS 1960S RANCH IN RALEIGH, FROM THE FRESH PAINT OUTSIDE TO THE NEW KITCHEN INSIDE HAS ONE THING MISSING WORK >> BEFORE WE DIDN’T HAVE TO ASK . IS THE REFRIGERATOR STAYING? >> DANA SAYS MORE HOMES ARE SELLING WITH APPLIANCES MISSING. ? YOU WALK INTO A HOUSE LIKE WE ARE STILL GOING TO HAVE TO PAY OVER ASK AND WE WILL STILL HAVE TO OFFER OVER, AND I’M SORRY THERE IS NO WASHER OR DRYER. >> THAT IS WHAT HAPPENED TO WENDY. SHE RECENTLY HELPED HER SON SHOP FOR HIS FIRST HOME. >> LIST OF THOSE HOMES WERE STRIPPED DOWN INSIDE, AND DIDN’T HAVE A REFRIGERATOR, A STOVE, WASHER OR DRYER. >> NOT HAVING APPLIANCES HAS NEVER BEEN AN ISSUE BEFORE. IN FACT, TYPICALLY IT HAS BEEN AN AFTERTHOUGHT. >> JOHN McBRIDE BLAMES SUPPLY CHAIN SHORTAGES CAUSING DELAYS TO DELIVER NEW APPLIANCES. >> MORE AND MORE SELLERS ARE TAKING APPLIANCES WITH THEM. >> HE ADVISES BUYERS TO MAKE A PLAN TO MOVE IN WITHOUT THEM. >> WE HAVE HAD CLIENTS THAT HAVE GONE IN AND BOUGHT A DORM REFRIGERATOR JUST TO USE THAT TEMPORARILY AS A PLACEHOLDER UNTIL THE REFRIGERATOR COMES. >> THEY WERE EITHER THE TICKET, EMPIRES ARE MORE ACCEPTING OF THAT. >> BEN TELLS BUYERS NOT TO EXPECT APPLIANCES AS PART OF THE DEAL IN THIS COMPETITIVE MARKET. >> COULD YOU LOSE THE DEAL IF YOU SAID I WANT THAT REFRIGERATOR? >> YOU COULD, YES. >> REALTORS TELL ME THIS IS SOMETHING THEY HAVE ONLY STARTED TO NOTICE IN THE PAST FIVE OR SIX MONTHS OR SO. OF COURSE SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES BECAME MORE PROMINENT, THINGS LIKE REFRIGERATORS, WASHERS AND DRYERS ARE CONSIDERED PERSONAL PROPERTY, SO THEY ARE NOT FIXED TO THE HOUSE AND ARE NOT NECESSARILY PART OF THE DEAL WHEN YOU CLOSE. GET IT IN WRITING IS WHAT THE AGENT SAID TODAY.>> YOU USED TO
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