Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Market Update


With almost three quarters of 2012 behind us it is clear that the average and median home sales prices in Bullhead City, Fort Mohave and Mohave Valley are coming up!  Median and Average sales prices have not been consistently this high since the first half or 2009. In more recent history, September 2010 was the last time our market had a median sales price higher than July 2012 median sales price.  Our real estate market in Bullhead City, Fort Mohave and Mohave Valley continues to out perform itself month after month during 2012.  Inventory of homes for sale continues to remain under 300 as the number of homes sold for the year is 615.  Continuing at this rate, we will likely finish 2012 with slightly fewer home sales that 2011 but our average and median sales price will increase over last year.

 
 
Average Sold Price
Median Sold Price
Average % Foreclosures
# Homes
Sold
Average # Homes
For Sale
2012 to date
$132,923
$119,156
39%
615
285
2011
$130,667
$114,079
51%
973
393
2010
$125,290
$116,736
61%
1037
460
2009
$158,209
$136,633
63%
949
662

 

Good news for the Bullhead City Region, according to the Council of Community and Economic Research, the Bullhead City region is the most affordable region in Arizona.  Six organizations making up the Economic Recovery Committee are taking this news seriously and leveraging it to increase growth to our area.  With a simple goal in mind “Making our Region Grow”, the committee has set their sights on adding 1000 new residents to the area every 12 months.  The link to the video below was given to the City Council Members Tuesday evening by yours truly.
 

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

2012 River Regatta - YouTube

2012 River Regatta - YouTube

1058 E. Dike Rd Mohave Valley Riverfront

Riverfront Home For Sale:

Property is on a deep part of the river. Home has large open floorplan with wet bar, fireplace, granite countertops and tile floors. Master suites on both levels. Upstairs has open seating area, large bedroom and bath with river views. Huge walk-in closet and separate laundry room. Finished boat deep two car garage. Detatched garage has 50' deep bays, 14'door and guest house. Gated entrance and block wall fencing make this your private river retreat.

http://www.bhcrei.com/Listing/VirtualTour.ashx?listingid=63200405

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Your source for Bullhead City & Lake Havasu City Az area foreclosures, real estate and homes for sale. A great resource for updated real estate listings of foreclosure homes, riverfront homes, pool homes, residential homes, condos, riverfront property, commercial property, and vacant land for sale.

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Home builder confidence hits five-year high


Home builder confidence hits five-year high

U.S. homebuilder sentiment rose in August to its highest level in more than five years, a fresh sign that the battered housing market is turning the corner, data from the National Association of Home Builders showed on Wednesday.
The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market index gained to 37 this month from 35 in July, the group said in a statement, topping economists' expectations for it to hold steady with last month.
It was the highest level since February 2007 and the fourth month in a row sentiment has improved. The index has surged by more than 20 points since last summer, though it is still far from the 50 mark that shows more builders view market conditions as favorable than poor.......

Click Below for Full Article

http://economywatch.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/15/13296170-home-builder-confidence-hits-five-year-high?lite

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Top 5 reasons not to pull the trigger on a home in this real estate market...

Top 5 reasons not to pull the trigger on a home in this real estate market...

 1. Your fear of committment... atleast that's what your 27 ex-fiancees would say.

 2. You're concerned about your financial future,,,ofcourse you are; otherwise you would be living under a bridge in Old Bullhead.

 3. You're delusional, you beleive there will be a big leg down in the market and in 11 months you can buy that ...2,500 sq ft pool home with the change in your couch cushions.

 4. Something better will come along, it always does.. with that line of thinking... why did you marry your wife?  Penelope Cruz is still available..

 5.  You would prefer to work with Mary Jane housewife/realtor; who spends her days sitting on her butt; smoking newports, eating bon-bons and watching Lifetime Movie Network.. She'll never ask you to make a decision.

 ;) It's Almost Friday... Enjoy your weekend!!!!
 

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

May 2012 Market Watch Update

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May numbers came in as I predicted in our April newsletter.  Single family home sales dropped slightly from 94 in April to 80 in May.  Just an opinion but I believe this is due to the shortage of inventory to choose from.  Just this week two sets of our buyer clients were thrust into multiple offer situations.  One couple purchasing a riverfront foreclosure home and the other a short sale home in Desert Lakes Estates.  Both couples offered above asking price and neither couples offers were high enough to beat out the other buyers.


With the inventory continuing to remain lower than in previous years,  the May average sales price ($138,716) and median sales price ($124,950) exceeded April’s average sales price ($129,774) and median sales price ($122,500). 


I spent some time recently, reviewing the Zillow.com/research site and discovered the following which I want to share with you.  Nineteen of the thirty metro areas covered by the Zillow Home Value Forecast are predicted to reach a bottom in 2012, or have already reached a bottom. Several of those are expected to see significant home value increases in the next 12 months, including the Phoenix (6.5 percent), Miami-Ft. Lauderdale (5.6 percent) and Tampa (2.5 percent), according to the forecast.


Although our local market is too small to be mentioned it is continued good news to hear that  our state capital, Phoenix, is leading the way in housing recovery.

http://www.realliving.com/Steve-Kuncho-Real-Estate-Agent