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Naples 3Q Housing Market Remains Strong

Naples, Fla. (October 19, 2018) - One year after Hurricane Irma, overall closed sales in Naples increased 62 percent to 644 homes in September of 2018 compared to 398 closed sales of homes in September of 2017. According to broker analysts, this impressive increase in month over month sales is a result of the effect of the hurricane when homes sales halted following the massive storm.
 
"The September Market Report shows how resilient and desirable our market is," said Lauren U. Melo, PA, Licensed Real Estate Broker with Florida's Realty Specialists. "A three percent increase in pending and closed sales, year over year, is strong considering the reduced sales activity during the troubled period following the hurricane. This was when many sellers were making repairs caused by the hurricane. The September statistics show that our market is in a good position to see positive activity for the fourth quarter." 

Overall pending sales in the third quarter are up 20 percent, closed sales are up 13 percent, the median closed price is up 3 percent, inventory is up 4 percent, and the days on market decreased 1 percent; all indicators that the third quarter real estate market in Naples remains strong.
 
"Luxury properties are driving the market in the third quarter," remarked Coco Amar, Managing Broker of John R. Wood Properties. "Third quarter pending sales in the $1 million to $2 million price category are up 18 percent and in the $2 million+ category they are up 50 percent compared to the pending sales in the third quarter of 2017."
 
According to the 3Q 2018 Market Report released by the Naples Area Board of REALTORS® (NABOR®), which tracks home listings and sales within Collier County (excluding Marco Island), closed sales of homes between $300,000 and $500,000 increased at a higher rate (24 percent) than other price categories during the third quarter. Sales of homes between $1 million and $2 million increased 18 percent to 122 homes for the third quarter of 2018 from 103 homes for the third quarter of 2017. Overall closed sales in the $2 million price category increased 20 percent in the third quarter of 2018 to 79 properties from 66 properties sold in the third quarter of 2017.

What Home Buyers and Sellers Need to Know About Today's Crazy Housing Market

Nevermind the heartfelt personal letters. For aspiring home buyers in today's cutthroat housing market, the secret to success is no secret at all: money, and lots of it.

Buyers who successfully close on a home are making more than they ever have before, with a median $91,600 household income, according to the National Association of Realtors® 2018  Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers . That's up from $88,800 last year and $88,500 the previous one. And they need every cent to close on a home at a time when a lack of inventory and rising mortgage interest rates are pushing the cost of homeownership up to new heights.

NAR surveyed nearly 7,200 buyers who purchased homes between July 2017 and June 2018 to come up with its findings.

"Affordability has been such a problem, but the buyers entering today do have higher incomes," says Jessica Lautz, managing director of survey research and communication at NAR. They're the ones "who are able to compete in a multiple-bid situation. [And] for them to be able to qualify for a mortgage today, they have to have a higher income."

Mortgage Rates Fast Approaching 5%
a Fresh Blow to Housing Market

Mortgage rates hit their highest level in more than seven years this week at nearly 5%, a level that could deter many home buyers and represents another setback for the slumping housing market.
The average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose to 4.9%—the largest weekly jump in about two years—according to data released Thursday by mortgage-finance giant  Freddie Mac. 

Lenders and real-estate agents say that, even now, all but the most qualified buyers making large down payments face borrowing rates of 5%.

Rates have been edging higher in recent months, but during “the last week we’ve seen an explosion higher in mortgage rates,” said Rodney Anderson, a mortgage lender in the Dallas area.

U.S. New Home Sales Fell in September


WASHINGTON—Sales of new homes in the U.S. fell for the fourth month in a row in September.

Purchases of newly built single—family homes-a relatively narrow slice of all U.S. home sales—fell 5.5% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 553,000 in September, the Commerce Department  said Wednesday .

Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal had expected a smaller 0.6% drop.

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Ohio Inventory breaks 91-month streak

(October 19, 2018 – Columbus, OH) – The number of homes and condominiums for sale in central Ohio increased to 5,589 in September which is up 2.6 percent from one year ago. This breaks a 91-month streak of year-over-year declines in inventory according to the Columbus REALTORS® Multiple Listing Service.
"The slight increase in inventory is a healthy correction for the Central Ohio market," said 2018 Columbus REALTOR President Sara Walsh. "For ninety-one straight months inventory was declining and favored the sellers while discouraging buyers in some price points. This slight supply shift may encourage buyers to get back in the home search arena while interest rates are still very good.
There were 2,593 homes and condos sold in September, which is down 11.4 percent from the same month a year ago leaving 2018 central Ohio home sales 2.3 percent behind the first three quarters of 2017.
The average sales price of a home during the month of September in central Ohio was $232,228, which is 9.8 percent more than a year ago and a 6.7 percent increase year-to-date. The median sales price was $195,000 which is an increase of 7.7 percent year-to-date.
There were 3,039 homes and condos added to the market in September, which is just 1.0 percent below September 2017 and down 20.5 percent from August.
“It’s not uncommon to see new listings begin to taper off as the temperature drops,” Walsh said. “Although it’s getting cooler, real estate remains a hot commodity. Homeownership provides not only an investment vehicle and shelter but also the stability of being part of a community and is not typically as volatile as stock."
According to the latest Housing Market Confidence Index by the Ohio REALTORS®, 95 percent of central Ohio REALTORS® would describe the current housing market as moderate to strong.

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