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As is typical for this time of year, we have seen a bump up in sales for February, to the tune of about 700 units. The number of home sales for February 2014 isn’t quite what we saw this time last year (it’s about 17% lower).
We should see another bump in home sales for the month of March as we get into the busy season for real estate here in the Valley.
New inventory is down almost 11% month-over-month. As you can see above, this is following last year’s trend quite closely. The difference we see here is the amount of new inventory for resale homes year-over-year. We have almost 11% more homes coming on the market in February 2014 than we did for 2013. This will add to our total inventory, as you can see below.
The continued increase in new home listings, coupled with lower buying activity results in a higher resale home inventory.
Actives vs. UCB continue to diverge as we approach a more normal market. UCB on the Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service stands for Under Contract – Accepting backups. UCB is a common label for short sales that are under contract.
Average list prices should continue to flatten out and possibly drop a bit, as the average total days on market begin to rise.
We continue to see lower pending foreclosures on a monthly and yearly basis. Hopefully the trend will continue, as the market becomes more and more healthy.
We are at a 12 month high for days on market. We should start to see this statistic flatten as we move into the heat of the home buying season.
It’s always tough to predict the future. If history is any indicator, then we should start to see the number of home sales pick up as we move along in the month of March and into April.
With the continued rise of resale home inventory, home buyers will continue to have more choices, which should lead to less multiple offer situations on average. This should lead to an overall flattening of home sale prices and initial listing prices.
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The Arizona Short Sales – Foreclosures – July 2013 report is in. This month’s report portrays the continuing downward trend in short sales and foreclosures (aka Bank Owned or REO properties) here in Arizona and particularly the Valley. The areas included for the Arizona Short Sales – Foreclosures – July 2013 report are Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa, Phoenix, Queen Creek, San Tan Valley, Phoenix, Scottsdale and Tempe, Arizona.
Arizona Short Sales – Foreclosures – July 2013 – Let’s take a look at the total number of distressed sale units by City:
Concentrations of active short sales across the Valley in Arizona, by zip code.
Foreclosures for the Valley, here in Arizona. July 2013.
This report reinforces the fact that the distressed home sale market in Phoenix, Arizona is continuing to decline, while normal or traditional sales continue to play an even larger role in the overall real estate market. The ever increasing numbers of traditional home sales here in the Valley corresponds to the continued rise in home values, especially as the inventory for homes for sale here in Phoenix, Arizona continue to stay at record lows. To see an overview of the Phoenix real estate market for July, including the total distressed sales year over year summary, click here.
These number are compiled by the Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service on a monthly basis. See the Distressed Sales Report, including an interactive map in it’s entirety.
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