If you are planning to purchase or sell a home in Carroll County, Maryland, you need to know about the current real estate market conditions. The May Real Estate Trend Indicator report shows that the number of housing units sold was down 33.33% from last year. The average time that a listing is on the market was 141 days. Home sellers need to anticipate the longer time that it is taking for marketing. For many, it is a good idea to obtain a firm contract on your present home before contracting to purchase your next home. The average price as a percentage of list price was 92.05%  This shows that it is still a buyer's market. It is interesting to note that the median sold price was down 9.7% from last year.     

The reduced number of options for mortgage financing has also impacted the market. Now, a high percentage of buyers are using FHA financing. Buyers and sellers should be aware of the new Maryland restrictions on stated income and no doc financing that went into effect on June 1, 2008.  

Metropolitan Regional Information Systems, Inc.  

Real Estate Trend Indicator - <$100K to >$5M Format

Carroll County, MD

Roy Kelley, RE/MAX Realty Group

Email:  roykelley@mris.com  Home Search Website:  www.roykelley.com


From: 05/01/2008 to 05/31/2008                Statistics generated on: 06/06/2008

  Residential
Unit Sales
Number of Bedrooms
Active Listings   Time on Market
Price Class 2
Or Less  

3
4
or More  
Condo
Coop
Ground
Rent
Residential Condo
Coop
Ground
Rent
of Units Sold
(No. of Units)
Under $100,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 -30 Days 37
$100,000 - 149,999 2 1 0 2 0 13 8 2 31-60 Days 15
$150,000 - 199,999 3 6 0 2 1 30 11 1 61 - 90 Days 12
$200,000 - 249,999 2 10 5 3 0 96 25 1 91-120 Days 6
$250,000 - 299,999 3 12 7 0 1 156 6 2 Over 120 Days 52
$300,000 - 349,999 0 11 9 0 0 179 4 0 Total 122
$350,000 - 399,999 0 8 8 0 0 157 9 0    
$400,000 - 449,999 0 1 10 0 0 100 2 1 Type of Financing
of Units Sold
(No. of Units)
$450,000 - 499,999 0 0 4 0 0 98 1 0
$500,000 - 599,999 0 1 7 0 0 146 0 0 Conventional 73
$600,000 - 699,999 0 0 1 0 0 92 0 0 FHA 30
$700,000 - 799,999 0 1 1 0 0 60 0 0 VA 5
$800,000 - 899,999 0 0 0 0 0 37 0 0 Assumption 0
$900,000 - 999,999 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 Cash 5
$1,000,000 - 2,499,999 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 Owner Finance 1
$2,500,000 - 4,999,999 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 All Other 8
$5,000,000 & Over 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unreported 0
Totals 10 51 52 7 2 1205 66 12 Total 122
Grand Totals 122 1283    
    2008   2007   % Change
Total Sold Dollar Volume: $ 39,098,390 $ 65,883,416 - 40.66 %
Average Sold Price: $ 320,479 $ 360,019 - 10.98 %
Median Sold Price: $ 302,500 $ 335,000 - 9.70 %
Total Units Sold: 122 183 - 33.33 %
Average Days on Market: 141 111 27.03 %
Average List Price for Solds: $ 348,158 $ 377,862 - 7.86 %
Avg Sale Price as a
percentage of Avg List Price:
92.05 % 95.28 %  
Total Number of NEW listings  
taken for the month: 281

Total Number of Properties   
 
marked Contract for the month: 100
Total Number of Properties     
marked Contingent for the month: 29

Total Number of NEW pendings        
 
(CONTRACTS + CONTINGENTS): 129

Source: Metropolitan Regional Information Systems, Inc. - MLS Resale Data
Copyright 2008 - Information deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed.

Please contact Roy Kelley & Associates for all of your residential real estate needs. We represent buyers as their exclusive buyer agents. There is a very large number of lender owned homes in the current housing inventory.  During the next few months, buyers will have an unusually large selection of properties and the lenders will be highly motivated to accept reasonable offers for their REO homes.  

Your Real Estate Advisor,  

Roy Kelley  

Roy Kelley & Associates

Associate Broker, RE/MAX Realty Group

 
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