Not a lot of change in this month’s report from last month … well, unless you consider Radford. Look at that! 78 properties on the market in Radford, with one sale in the month of November. At that rate, it’d take 78 months to sell all the inventory in Radford (go on, make all the comments you want about Quick Math – even my calculator looked at me and said "Really, you’re going to calculate that?") Throwing Radford out of the mix, the overall average of 9.52 months worth of inventory is just slightly less than last month’s 9.89 and the 9.45 in August, so I think the numbers bear out the fact that we are certainly in a winter market. Which, coincidentally, translates to a buyer’s market. Remember, we’re looking at how long it would take to sell the existing
residential inventory in a particular area, if nothing else came on the
market until supply was exhausted. Anything over 5 months is typically
a buyers’ market, and anything less than 5 months is typically a
seller’s market.
Don’t forget that for just a few more weeks, until the end of December, Mark Weddle at Salem Financial will be providing a FREE APPRAISAL to anyone who refinances OR sets up a new loan in the month of December. I know there are some of you that need to do this – we’ve got two closings scheduled in the next few weeks ourselves so there are certainly buyers out there! Call (540-961-3966) or email Mark today and get this taken care of!
| Area | Active | Sold | Absorption Rate | Buyer/Seller Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blacksburg | 190 | 18 | 10.56 Months | Buyer |
| Christiansburg | 255 | 32 | 7.97 Months | Buyer |
| Montgomery County | 66 | 7 | 9.43 Months | Buyer |
| Floyd County | 79 | 9 | 8.78 Months | Buyer |
| Giles County | 99 | 10 | 9.90 Months | Buyer |
| Pulaski | 116 | 11 | 10.55 Months | Buyer |
| Dublin | 104 | 11 | 9.45 Months | Buyer |
| Radford | 78 | 1 | 78 Months | Buyer |
Take Note – this is not a bad time to be considering buying or selling real estate. If you’re selling, we need to talk about ways to really get you the right kind of exposure for your home. We should be adjusting our marketing to be specific for your house, not just "’cause this is the way we’ve always done it". I’m still taking listings because people are still moving – but we need to be realistic and patient, among other things. And if you’re buying, we need to talk. Opportunities abound out there, let’s take advantage of them.
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Happy buying and selling!