Even with very low interest rate it can't stop the fall of housing prices!

By
Real Estate Agent with A 2 Z Realty LLC

Even with very low interest rate it can't stop the fall of housing prices!

According to associate press Home prices in many parts of the country scream bargain, and mortgage rates haven't been this low for decades. So why are houses across the nation sitting on the market for so long?

Sales of previously occupied homes in the United States fell 27 percent in July, the weakest showing in 15 years, the National Association of Realtors said Tuesday. It was the largest monthly drop in the four decades that records have been kept.

Potential buyers are hesitating because they think home prices still have further to fall. Potential sellers -- those with the stomach to put their homes on the market at all, anyway -- are reluctant to lower their prices.

While the standoff plays out, home sales are plummeting.

Sharp declines were recorded in each of the four regions the group tracks. Yet the pain is being felt unevenly from state to state and city to city. Some markets are rebounding even as others languished!

Sellers in sluggish markets like Las Vegas and Chicago can expect to wait an average of more than five months to sell their homes, according to associate press it's even worse in Palm Beach, Fla., where it takes nearly six months, longest in the nation.

In healthier markets such as San Francisco and Denver, the average wait is only about two months. Sellers in Washington appear to have the nation's best major market; they are waiting only about a month and a half.

I hope this market trend of free fall will end soon!

This is just FYI only!

Thanks.

Comments (8)

Robert May
Robert W May - Lethbridge Real Estate - Lethbridge, AB
Real estate consulting

I am one of those who firmly believes that the worst is yet to come.  Although that is not a popular opinion, I see no reason to believe it is not the truth.  Now is the time for one to get ones finances in order for sure.

Aug 24, 2010 01:32 PM
Patrick White
Home Driven Realty, Inc - Baldwin, NY
Driven to bring New Yorkers home

Hi Adam

Thanks for  the post and information. Have a great week.

Aug 24, 2010 01:44 PM
Ray Saenz
Exit Realty Laredo - Laredo, TX
Homes for Sale in Laredo, TX - Texas, Realtor

Adam,
It seems that it's a win / win whatever they can see it, right? low rates and low home prices, means time to buy, take care !

 

Aug 24, 2010 04:10 PM
Adam Malachi
A 2 Z Realty LLC - Castle Rock, CO
QSC,CDPE,CIPS,CNE,CRB,CRS,GRI,MRE,SFR

Hello Robert,

I do agree with your comments Robert!

Thanks for sharing it!

Adam

Aug 26, 2010 05:48 AM
Adam Malachi
A 2 Z Realty LLC - Castle Rock, CO
QSC,CDPE,CIPS,CNE,CRB,CRS,GRI,MRE,SFR

Hello Patrick,

You're very welcome! Thanks for your comments!

Adam

Aug 26, 2010 05:50 AM
Adam Malachi
A 2 Z Realty LLC - Castle Rock, CO
QSC,CDPE,CIPS,CNE,CRB,CRS,GRI,MRE,SFR

Hello Ray,

That's very true Ray its win-win situation, some lender needs to loosing the underwriting guidelines! Thanks for your comments!

Adam

Aug 26, 2010 05:53 AM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Hi Adam,

I think until the public gains their confidence the economy is stable, retail, housing, etc. will not see much increases.

Aug 26, 2010 12:57 PM
Adam Malachi
A 2 Z Realty LLC - Castle Rock, CO
QSC,CDPE,CIPS,CNE,CRB,CRS,GRI,MRE,SFR

Hello Joan,

I think you're absolutely right!

Thanks for your comments!

Adam

Aug 26, 2010 01:14 PM

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