The Real Estate Confidence Index (RECI) | March 2010
The Central Florida Real Estate Market is HOT HOT HOT under $225,000.
15,911 Active Listings
1,742 Closed Sales
4,279+956 (BOM) New Listings came onto the Market
We currently have an 8 Month Supply of inventory.
For Florida
• Values seem to be stabilizing with no consistent monthly drops. More closed transactions in 2009 than 2008.
• THERE IS JOBS BEING LOST EVERY DAY SO THE FUTURE CONDITIONS CAN NOT BE GOOD.
• This is a seasonal or second-home market that requires the confidence of economic recovery.
• Depressed prices, short sales & foreclosures dominate this market.
• A lot of Short Sales and REOs.
• Almost 50% of our sales are currently either short sales or REO's. New guidelines for handling these types of sales hopefully will speed things along.
• Banks are hard to work with/ There are to many short sales, pre-forclosures on the market.
• Stable pricing on beach/investment properties, continued foreclosures and short sales in residential, limited lending will keep market somewhat slow, encouragement for sales due to tax credit should keep sales up until July.
• Foreclosures, Short Sales.
• Short sales and repo's - prices are still coming down.
• There is a steady movement of homes and prices are rising a little.
• Lots of foreclosures still coming....
• Lots of short sales selling which brings the overall value way down. Low price is the name of the game.
• NW Florida panhandle depends on two things the military and tourism. The housing industry is almost at a stop.
• Too many Foreclosures forcing prices down. P a g e | 15
• Prices are still low in central Florida. Resale home market is strong but vacant land market is still lagging.
• Second home market, winter is strong buying season, very strong activity and sales.
• Qualified buyers are now looking and ready to buy - even on higher priced properties. Floor calls are coming in once again. Gov't incentives may be helping, but I'm meeting more cash buyers who want to get in before prices start to increase.
• WE ARE SEEING A HIGH DEMAND FOR REO PROPERTIES AND MANY TIME MULTILE OFFERS SCENARIOS. I SEE MORE SHORT SALE COMMING INTO THE MARKET.
• Buyers have had some time to save money for the increased down payment required now.
• The warmer weather is very inviting. Also, the under $350K range is almost to stability. Inventory in this price range has depleted with fewer choices. The word is getting out to make your move.
• Overflow of short sales and foreclosed homes here; tax credit is helping now, not sure what will happen upon expiration.
• There seem to be less buyers out there that can get approved for financing considering the FHA is changing their guidelines again.
• More foreclosures are coming, prices did not reach the bottom.
• Buyers are the driving force for the better of the market! When the lenders get smart and deal with short Sales quicker these same buyers may eventually own the American dream of home ownership rather than be dicouraged from inept lenders.
• THE MARKET HAS DEFINATELY BOTTOMED OUT, SALES ARE UP, LESS TIME ON THE MARKET. WE WILL SEE MUCH MORE SHORT SALES HITTING THE MARKET PLACE, BUT THE LENDERS ARE GETTING MUCH MORE EFFICIENT.
• Financing is very tight.