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Real Estate Agent with RE/MAX River & Sea

Amazingly enough, the first time home buyer is driving our market sales for the second year in a row.  On average, approximately 3/4 of all real estate sales are concentrated in the $ 200k - $ 300,000 price brackets.  The sales are being driven by the first time home buyer tax incentives, the abundant amount of choices & the historically low price points.  I recently compiled sales data for the Warrenton, Oregon market place, where prices remain reasonable & new construction option are in abundance.  Following, please find a graph that outlines the sales year to date for fiscal 2009



Lawrence Yun, NAR (National Association of Realtors) chief economist, said the housing market momentum has clearly turned for the better.  " The recovery is broad-based across many parts of the country.  Housing affordability  has been at record highs this year with the added stimulus of the first-time buyer tax credit," he said. 
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Suzanne Gantner
Realty Texas - Round Rock, TX
GRI, E-Pro, SRES, SRS, ABR, CNE, REDS, CPS, WCS

I read the other day that as a result of the 1st time buyer tax incentive approximately 357,000 people had bought homes.  If that isn't the exact number it was in the 300,000+ range.  Pretty amazing and I hope they will continue the program.

Sep 26, 2009 10:07 AM
Marianne Pittard
RE/MAX River & Sea - Gearhart, OR

Suzanne,

Thanks for checking out my blog entry!  As you know, the feds have extended the 1st. time homebuyer's tax credit and also included trade-up buyers.  Let's hope that this latest effort will continue to strengthen our markets.  Wishing you continued sucess & much abundance!

Oct 30, 2009 05:17 AM