Skagit County Real Estate Market Report for March 2008

Real Estate Market Report/Conditions for Skagit County, WA for March, 2008

The following is a quick analysis of the Residential Skagit County real estate market.

• Currently Active Listings: 1171
• Price range of active listings - $26,000 - $3,995,000  
• Average List Price $438,267   Days on the Market:  127
• Median List Price: $324,900  Days on the Market:   82 
• Sold in March: 101
• Average List Price: $360,599 
• Average Sales Price: $345,993
• Ratio of List to Price: 95.9%    Days on the Market: 124
• Median List Price: $287,950
• Median Sales Price: $274,000  Days on the Market: 102
• Ratio of List to Price: 85.8%
• Pending Sales Last Week: 31

  Condo Analysis for Skagit County

• Currently Active Listings: 187
• Price range of active listings - $70,000 - $949,000
• Average List Price $296,995    Days on the Market:  144
• Median List Price $259,500   Days on the Market:  136
• Sold in March: 3
• Average List Price: $242,967
• Average Sales Price: $238,300   Days on the Market: 37
• Ratio of List to Price: 98.1%
• Median List Price: $219,950
• Median Sales Price: $219,950 Days on the Market: 15
• Ratio of List to Price: 100%
• Pending Sales Last Week: 2

The Skagit County Real Estate Market is looking very strong, one of the most impressive statristics here is the number of days on the market for condos that have sold last month was incredibly low compared to everything else, The other significant number looks like the overall number of sales is down but the prices are risinig.

Buyers:Interest rates are still low making now is a good time to get in the market. There are still plenty of homes to choose from and lots have been on the market a long time so there are some motivated sellers out there who need to sell their homes. More homes will most likely be coming on the market in the coming months as spring and summer arrive.

Sellers: There is still a lot of competition right now and if you don't want your home to sit on the market without an offer here are a few bits of advise:

• The most important thing you can do is price your home right, have your real estate agent do a CMA and price your home aggressively, that is in the lower range of similar homes if you want a quick sale
• Have a pre-inspection done to your home and fix any problems
• Give your home curb appeal
• Offer a Home Warranty if it is an older home
• Get rid of clutter, start clearing out your things, even if you have to put them in storage.
• Think about staging your home, get advise from a staging professional or at least your agent.

If you would like some info about Skagit County or Skagit County real estate or living in Skagit County visit my website at BellinghamProperty.com or give me a call.