Thursday, May 1, 2014

MARKET UPDATE TO APRIL 27, 2014

Statistics as reported by the MyFloridaRegional MLS to April 27, 2014

Homes available for sale: 4
Price range: From $179,000 to $219,000
Average Price: $200,225
Average Price per square foot: $ 115.19
Type of transaction: One short sale, two normal (sold by a person or a corporation), one sale by owner.
Percent of distressed homes: 33%

Homes with an accepted a contract, not yet closed:  0

Homes sold from April 27, 2013 to April 27, 2014:  13
Price range from $ 163,000 to $ 245,000
Average price of home sold: $ 189,869
Average price per sq. ft. sold $ 109.54
Average days in the market: 51
Bank owned sold: 4
Short sales sold: 1
Normal: 8  - Percent distressed: 38.4

Homes sold from April 27, 2012 to April 27, 2013: 7
Price range from $ 150,000 to $ 185,000
Average price of home sold: $ 167,129
Average price per sq. ft. sold: $ 97.11
Average days in the market: 16
Bank owned sold: 2
Short sales sold: 2
Normal: 3 – Percent distressed: 57

Last 6 months: 
Conditions still are good, few houses in the market.
Number of houses sold: 8 - Out of 13 sold in the last 12 months. 
Price range of houses sold:  from $163,000 to $204,000
Average price per sq. ft. $ 108.07, compared to $ 109.54 of the last 12 months. 
Average price per home sold: $ 182,300, compared to $ 189,869 of the last 12 months.
Average days in the market: 76, compared to 51 of the last 12 months.
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Increase in average price of homes sold year over year: 13.6%, still a good price increase. This percent increase has been coming down in the last analyses. Increase in average price per sq. ft. sold year over year:  12.8%, also a significant increase. Again, this pace is not sustainable and more likely these percentages will begin to level off slightly.

It is taking longer to sell. This is the result of slow demand prompted by stiffer conditions imposed by lenders or for selling prices not correctly set from the very beginning.

There are now four houses for sale. The number of distressed sales is tailing off as time progresses:  April 27, 2012 to same date 2013 it was 57%, 2013 to 2014 same period it was 38%.  62% of houses sold in the last 12 months took place in the last 6 months which shows owners are now more willing to sell to take advantage of better prices.

First time buyers, because of still affordable prices and relatively low interest rates, and investors, most of them paying cash, are the main source of demand. 
Conditions are given to sell your house at an attractive price and in a relatively short time if well priced. . This is a good time to put your house on sale.
These are sales of the last twelve months:

Address List Price Sold Price HTD LP/SqFt SP/SqFt
For Sale
2163 TORTOISE SHELL DR 179,000    1,536 116.54   
1950 BOBTAIL DR 199,900    1,762 113.45   
2021 FALKNER RD 219,000    1,822 120.2   
2171 FENNEL  203,000 1,836 110.57
Sold
8009 BIRMAN ST 142,500          165,000 1,266 112.56 130.33
2109 KORAT LN 170,000          163,000 1,382 123.01 117.95
1878 BOBTAIL DR 174,900          166,000 1,580 110.7 105.06
1921 BOBTAIL DR 175,000          175,000 1,590 110.06 110.06
1830 BOBTAIL DR 184,900          173,000 1,494 123.76 115.8
7931 BIRMAN ST 189,900          197,000 2045 92.86 96.33
2167 FENNELL ST 199,000          199,000 1,788 111.3 111.3
2149 FENNELL ST 199,900          199,900 1,689 118.35 118.35
1860 BOBTAIL DR 199,900          195,000 1,740 114.89 112.07
1795 BOBTAIL DR 209,000          204,000 2,045 102.2 99.76
7949 BIRMAN ST 229,900          229,900 2044 112.48 112.48
1800 BOBTAIL DR 250,000          245,000 2,343 106.7 104.57
8028 BIRMAN ST N/A          156,500 1,739 N/A 89.99



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