How Active is the Market for Real Estate in Vancouver Washington for the month of July 2009?

A few days ago we logged into the MLS for Vancouver to obtain a quick snap-shot view of what happened real estate wise within the confines of Vancouver, in Clark County Washington. Here is what we have to report:

From this snap-shop view we see an almost 20% higher number of Pending transactions compared to the number of SOLDS, as well as an 8% increase in the number of total Active listings available at the end of the month. This month the 3rd Party + Pre-Forclosures + Foreclosures combined are about 27.5% of the Active homes listed (about 29.5% last month), yet they represent about 37.7% of the homes going under contract (about 42% last month).

Key items we are looking for in a market turnaround are not just an increase in the number of transactions but, an increase in the non-Pre-Foreclosure / Foreclosure category. In our opinion we are continuing to see very positive improvement in that direction!

If you are looking to sell your home in Vancouver or Clark County Washington in this challenging market time please call or e-mail us with the details of your situation and we'll customize a marketing plan to get your Vancouver Washington Home Sold!

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Definitions:
1) 3rd Party = the sales contract requires the approval of a third party; and includes Short-Sales, Trust Sales, Relocation Company sales, etc.
2) Pre-Foreclosures = aka Short-Sales are homes where the lending bank(s) agrees to take less, allowing a sales transaction to take place.
3) Foreclosures = aka REO's and Bank Owned Homes, already Foreclosed by the Lender(s).
4) PENDING = listed homes that have been marked as under contract by the listing agent during the past 30 days.
5) SOLD = listed homes that have been marked as closed sales by the listing agent in the past 30 days. Note: some of these sold homes may have been "pending sales" for far more than 30 days!

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