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Inventory Is Down 33 Percent in Orange County

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Real Estate Agent with Elite Home Sales Team OC BRE# 02066030

 Inventory Is Down 33 Percent in Orange County

Orange County has dropped 33 percent on the number of listings comparied to the begining of 2011. The sellers are not coming on the market as they have in the past. To be sure we have not seen this since 2005. Some believe this will drive prices up. Yet we have not seen that happening.

As I look at the blogs on Active Rain I see that many of the blogs note a drop in there areas as well. If the market is picking up. I do not see it. We need consumer confidence and we need jobs. We are not seeing the turn arround that normally would have been seen in a traditiioal market turn arround.

We are also experiencing the lowest inventory of REO or short sale properties (distressed properties). So we will watch and see what how this is all going to flush out.

Tim Lorenz
TIM LORENZ - Elite Home Sales Team - Mission Viejo, CA
949 874-2247

I know and it is happening all over the country.  Not exactly sure what is going on.

Mar 12, 2012 09:13 AM
Elite Home Sales Team
Elite Home Sales Team OC - Corona del Mar, CA
A Tenacious and Skilled Real Estate Team

Tim

It is definitely effecting the market.

Mar 12, 2012 10:31 AM
John McCormack, CRS
Albuquerque Homes Realty - Albuquerque, NM
Honesty, Integrity, Results, Experienced. HIRE Me!

We're seeing lower inventory too with buyers in the low to mid price range on the move.  Some big name builders are beginning to build again but whether they will sell or not is still to be seen. 

Mar 13, 2012 09:06 PM
Elite Home Sales Team
Elite Home Sales Team OC - Corona del Mar, CA
A Tenacious and Skilled Real Estate Team

It is hard to see where this will all head.  We need a few more months to get the trend.

Mar 14, 2012 01:30 AM
Charles Stallions Real Estate Services
Charles Stallions Real Estate Services Inc - Gulf Breeze, FL
Buyers Agent 800-309-3414 Pace and Gulf Breeze,Fl.

Up DOWN and all over the place we hate when there is inventory and hate when there isn't. Low inventory is a good thing for a seller not so much for a buyer

Mar 18, 2012 04:05 AM
Elite Home Sales Team
Elite Home Sales Team OC - Corona del Mar, CA
A Tenacious and Skilled Real Estate Team

Joyce

I agree accept this market has low sales and low inventory no net gain for anyone.

Mar 18, 2012 05:15 AM
Ann Hayden 636-399-7544
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Select Properties-St. Louis Missouri - Des Peres, MO
SelectAnn.com

Sounds like a good time for sellers to put their home on the market.

Ann Hayden in Wildwood, MO

Mar 18, 2012 02:14 PM
Elite Home Sales Team
Elite Home Sales Team OC - Corona del Mar, CA
A Tenacious and Skilled Real Estate Team

Ann

It is a great time for sellers to put their homes on the market.  Problem is that sales are not up.  Both sales and inventory are low.

Mar 19, 2012 01:55 AM