It’s the beginning of the high home-buying season on the Eastern Shore of the Mobile, Alabama, metro area. Sales are up and pending sales are up. But a curious thing is happening: Inventory is falling. Does it signal a change in the housing market in Spanish Fort, Daphne and Fairhope? Are sellers so leery of the market that they’re staying put? Are they too upside down on their mortgages to sell? Will the foreclosure shadow inventory start to trickle back into the market? All things to watch, but only time will tell. Here’s what’s going on. Total houses for sale: (0 comments)
January 2012 home sales were typically down from December 2011 sales, but pending sales are improved over last month and January of last year.
Homes going under contract in Spanish Fort, Daphne and Fairhope stood at 170, while only 140 were under contract after the first week in December and only 146 this time last year.
Who are these buyers? My experience is that it’s a good mix of tranferees and renters who have been sitting on the fence for quite some time.
The average sales price remained largely unchanged. All good news for the real estate (1 comments)