CHICO REAL ESTATE - California Housing Market Report- CHICO HOUSES
There are numerous factors driving California's real estate market. CAR (california association of realtors) reports the following:
GOING DOWN:
- Sales volume bottomed out over 24 months ago.
- Median home prices bottomed out February 2009.
GOING UP:
- California remains ahead of the nation in market recovery (source CAR VP/ Chief Economist Leslie Appleton-Young).
- Median home prices are $60,000 higher than 2 years ago.
- Median home prices are up 5.8% over 1 year ago and presently stands at $304,520.
- Sale volume has increased 26.3% in November relative to 1 year ago.
MARKET MOMENTUM MATTERS:
There are 3 factors that fuel the present market:
- Interest rates are historically low.
- Inventories are priced remarkably low.
- Federal tax credits are still available for purchases started by April 30,2010.
Buyers Sellers and even industry experts can argue about the present market and it's future direction, but the effects of these 3 factors on the market create a certain reality:
- Perhaps a great question might be how long will the door of opportunity be open for homeownership and buying Chico Real Estate?
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