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Tim's 4 Points Bullet Points May '15

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Real Estate Agent with Tim Monciref 0374754

Tim’s 4-Points Bullet Points

MAY 2015

 

  • Click HERE for full recap from 2015 back to 2003 in Excel (spreadsheets & charts!)

 

  •  Closings were down 10+% from 2014 (No monthly increases this year)
  •  Closings were still the 2nd best May on record
  •  Inventory UP 6% from last April (I noted on an earlier report to expect more sellers to enter the market in ’15)
  • Normal to seller’s market in price ranges to $1.5 million 
  • Homes below the $700k’s are in a seller’s market
  • River Place has best sales month in one year!
  • River Place has its highest inventory in 2.5 years, but is still about half of what was considered normal
  • Steiner has 4th best sales month in 29 months!
  • Steiner has its highest inventory in 12 months, yet is the 3rd lowest in 10 years
  • Note that as interest rates rise in the future, don’t think of interest rates rising 2-4% from around 4%; realize the difference is 50% to 100% more!!!!  Thus if you are planning on your dream home a few years from now, strongly consider moving up the timeline, as that dream home may have payments 50-75% more; or, the dream home may be half of what you may be dreaming about.
  • Major Announcement: HUD (Housing and Urban Development) buyer & seller closing statement will be eliminated August 1st!  A new government closing document must be prepared at least 3 days prior to closing.  This is a major change, so expect hiccups from lenders achieving this task efficiently in August and September.