Confidence is growing in many home buyers while the sense of urgency to purchase quickly may, as well, be growing. 70% of home buyers believe that home prices will continue to rise and are acting accordingly. Only 30% of future buyers believed that home prices will likely rise at the beginning of 2012, a 40% jump according to a survey of more than 1,000 home buyers conducted by Redfin, an online real estate brokerage . Many home buyers say that record-low mortgages are the number one reason they feel rushed to purchase a home soon. More here