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News Article From: 04-19-2007



March ARMLS Reports

 

 

Resale Listings 

 

The listing count reported in the March ARMLS Reports, which were released on April 13th, was 52,084—up 3,328 listings from the February reports.  After a moderate fall off in the listing count in the fourth quarter of 2006, growth in this number has resumed climbing to an all time high. The record level of listings prior to January 2005 was 30,046 listings in February 2003.  The monthly listing quantity climbed 6.8% from February to March.

 

 

If your clients do not believe that the market has changed, and they expect multiple offers and selling prices exceeding the listing prices, use this information.  Tell them, “Compared to April 2005, listings have increased by over 40,000!” 

 

 

Resale Sales

 

ARMLS-reported sales for March rose 20.9% from the January sales figure with an increase of 1,033 sales.  On an annually adjusted basis sales were down 1,507 or about 20% from March 2006.  March sales quantity is typically 10% - 20% higher than February, so this quantity is not abnormal based upon the calendar cycle.  In this normal calendar cycle, sales tend to be highest in the summer and then gradually taper off over the next few months before resuming the climb during the first quarter of each year.  The winter months are consistently the lowest in sales. 

 

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Our sources of data for these displays are the ARMLS reports.  In these, there are three months, January – March 2005, for which we have not shown listing data because of apparent discrepancies.  Additionally, ARMLS notes that the listing information for March through August 2002 may contain errors, but we have chosen to display this reasonable data above.

 

 

A Two Year Perspective

 

The graph below displays the same data as above, but focuses on only the most recent 24 months.

 

 

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Our Assessment of the Resale Market

 

Supply and demand are interrelated variables in the Real Estate Market, but changes in the current market are being driven almost exclusively by the supply variable.  Two years ago demand was the primary driver.  We expect sales to continue at a pace similar to 2002 and 2003 for several months.

 

 

With the current over-supply situation, resale housing prices have started to decline and appear to be entering an ongoing downward adjustment mode.  This emerging adjustment will help to realign the supply and demand variable.  It is difficult to tell how long that will take.

 

 

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