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Condo-Townhouse Prices Up 27%.

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Average Condo-Townhouse Price: Year-to-date May 2010 vs Year-to-date May 2014

Below graph details the comparison between the average condo-townhouse price in 2010 versus 2014 by city. For example.  Kendall’s average condo-townhouse price year-to-date May 2010 was $106,239.  Such average price has risen to $147,885 year-to-date May 2014.

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How’s the single-family home market? Learn more.

Days On Market or DOM – Condo-Townhouse: Year-to-date May 2014

The below chart shows the number of days a property stays in the market for sale until it is sold. For example. Kendall’s DOM year-to-date May 2014 is 123 days. In other words, on average…from the moment a condo-townhouse hits the market for sale until it is sold is approximately 123 days.

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Transaction Type – Condo-Townhouse: Year-to-date May 2014

The below graph details the type of sales taking place by city. For example. In Kendall…29% of all sold condo-townhouses are bank owned.  Fifty-four percent are regular sales. And 17% of all sold condo-townhouses are short sales.

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Equity Sales Surge YTD May 2014

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Average Home Price – Single Family: Year-to-date May 2010 vs Year-to-date May 2014

Below graph details the comparison between the average home price in 2010 versus 2014 by city. For example.  Kendall’s average home price year-to-date May 2010 was 273,875.  Such average price has risen to $341,090 year-to-date May 2014.

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How’s the condo-townhouse market? Learn more.

Days On Market or DOM – Single Family: Year-to-date May 2014

The below chart shows the number of days a property stays in the market for sale until it is sold. For example. Kendall’s DOM year-to-date May 2014 is 121 days. In other words, on average…from the moment a home hits the market for sale until it is sold is approximately 121 days.

days on market

 

Transaction Type – Single Family: Year-to-date May 2014

The below graph details the type of sales taking place by city. For example. In Kendall…16% of all sold properties are bank owned. 70% are regular sales. And 13% of all sold homes are short sales.

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Make Or Break. Home Price

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the falls single family homeHome price. Like the concept of “truth”, its mainly in eye of the beholder.

So a gentleman from Amaretto, a Kendall community composed of single family homes, phoned me a few days ago asking for the value of his house. And I gave it to him…and it caught him off guard. What a surprise 😛

I told him that homes in Amaretto (as of 10/30/13) are more less going for in the low to mid $200,000(s) depending on the interior condition of the property and several other factors.

Then he asked, “how come other homes like in Westchester or Calusa are going for well over $300,000?”. I replied, “it’s mainly due to three factors:

  1. the garage
  2. lot size
  3. HOA or association

Believe it or not, in the area of Kendall as of 10/30/13, what makes or breaks the $250,000 (approximate) price mark for single family homes are these three factors.

In other words, if you home is located in a community that has an association. In a community where lot sizes are relatively small at less than 6,000 square feet. And such homes do not have a garage…then expect prices to be under $250,000.

Now…say you start adding a garage…that one item alone can put you in the mid $200,00s.  Add a larger lot…automatically you’re in the high $200,000s. No association? Starting ballpark price? $300,000. Off-course…adding these factors do not have to be in that order…but you get the point.

Who’s the lesser of the three evils…I would say the lot size. Most buyers I work with prefer to give up a larger lot size in order to find a home with at least a 1-car garage and preferably with no home owner’s association. What’s your preference?

Disclaimer. Disclaimer. Disclaimer. The above is a rule of thumb or a good approximation of how prices are looking in today’s Kendall market. Am not an attorney so I won’t complicate this. Want to know the precise value of your home?

Contact me.

Want to have a ballpark idea of your home’s value…re-read this post or you can also Contact me.

Submitting Offers Without Success?

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Despite the media hype about the overflow of real estate homes, buying a foreclosure in today’s market can be complicated. Without the right advice and guidance, buyers often become de-motivated, fed up and tired of submitting offers to countless foreclosures. Here is my simple tip for increasing your chances of scoring a good foreclosed home…submit an offer above asking price….higher….higher!

Why? REO sellers price their properties below market value. This is a tactic utilized to lure in as many buyers as possible offers, house, successfull, bid, bidding, closedinto a deal at the same. The lower the price, the more people find out about the property.

The more people find out about the property, emotions run wilder. And the more wild emotions get…the higher offer amounts people submit relative to the asking price. Off course…there is no need to submit offers above fair market value, but definitely above asking price. It is very usual to see 4, 5, 8, or even 10 offers on a particular property.

In addition, knowing what terms (non- price related) should accompany an offer is key to a successful bid. Say you are financing a deal, yet we know we are competing against cash offers. Well, cash offers mainly have two contingencies that protect them (which is why sellers prefer cash as opposed to financing where you may have at least 5 or 6 contingencies that protect the buyer)…the inspection period and clean title.

For a buyer that is financing a deal, your inspection, appraisal, title, letter of commitment and so on…must be super aggressive in order to entice the seller to choose your offer over the cash deal. It’s tough, but doable.