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Trends in Housing Year End 2009 Report and Highlights

Hey there, Well it's time to send you the attached multiple listing report of the state of the current Fairfax Homes climate. As you'll see, year-over-year data improved for once in a long while as we continue to see decreased inventory, shorter days on the market, pricing stability (although arguably at the bottom of the market) and continued, historically low rates. With the new tax credit for qualified owners&...

Buy a Home in 2010 for Goodness Sake

I know, it sounds self-serving, given I am a real estate agent in the Fairfax area. So let me do what I always do; I’ll focus on the data and let you come to the obvious conclusion. The first point to make which is critical is to dispel the continued myth that this is a buyer’s market. The general belief in the public is that unless homes prices are rising substantially and the news supports that, it’s a poor time to sell and a great time to buy. Incorrec...

Fairfax and Arlington, VA Homes Sales Statistics

Fairfax and Arlington, VA Homes Sales Statistics Let’s look at this chart. 2009 2008 % Change Total Sold Dollar Volume: $ 12,914,943 $ 10,914,052 18.33 % Average Sold Price: $ 368,998 $ 389,788 - 5.33 % Median Sold Price: $ 354,000 $ 372,500 - 4.97 % Total Units Sold: 35 28 25.00 % Average Days on Market: 38 72 - 47.22 % Average List Price for Solds: $ 375,769 $ 418,199 - 10.15 % Avg Sale Price as a percentage of Avg List Price: 98.20...

Homebuyer Tax Credit extended AND expanded

How are you? I hope you've had a good week. I just wanted to get some key real estate information in your hands as it's truly good news and my guess is it's going to mean a very busy first half of 2010 for buyers and sellers. As you may know, what prompted a lot of activity in the Northern Virginia real estate market this past year has been the tax credit of $8000 for first-time buyers or those that haven't owned a home within three years.&nbsp...

Week Through 10/2/09 Fairfax homes update

Sep 29 – Consumer confidence unexpectedly dipped in September, as Americans grew more concerned about the economy, their job prospects and their incomes.Sep 29 – The Case-Shiller home price index indicated that in 18 of 20 major cities, home prices were up 1.6% in July compared in June, the third monthly increase in a row. Whether the expiration of the homebuyer tax credit or increased number of foreclosures will reserve this trend will be seen in the months ahead. ...

Week Through 9/25/09 Arlington homes data

Sep 21 – For the fifth consecutive month, indicators have as the recession appears to be bottoming out and a recovery is very near.Sep 24 – Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke announced that it would extend its program to buy mortgage-backed securities into the first quarter of 2010 from December. He confirmed that the conditions would warrant continuing to keep short-term interest rates low for an extended period of time. Sep 24 – Existing home sales dropped 2....

Week Through 9/18/09 Centreville homes information

Sep 15 – Retails sales jumped 2.7% in August due in large part on the Clunkers program. Excluding autos, retail sales up 1.1% in August.Sep 15 – Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke said the recession has ended – at least based on the numbers. He cautioned that the labor markets could remain weak through 2010. Sep 16 – Consumer prices increased 0.4% in August, pushed higher by gasoline prices. In the past 12 months the CPI has fallen 1.5%.Sep 1...

Week Through 9/04/09 Ashburn homes related technicals

Aug 17 – Builders’ confidence inched higher in August than at any time in the past year.Aug 20 – Mortgage delinquencies hit another record with 13% of all mortgages either in foreclosure or at least one month behind. Aug 25 – Prices of homes up 1.4% in 18 of 20 major cities in June [from May]. Only Detroit and Las Vegas saw prices to the downside.Sep 1 – Boosted by low prices and the tax credit, pending sales of existing homes were boosted in July ...

Week Through 8/14/09 Chantilly homes related datapoints

Aug 11 – Companies slashed their worker’s hours in the second quarter, boosting the productivity in the workplace at an annualized rate of 6.4%. The fastest increase in six years.Aug 12 – The trade deficit widened for the first time in nearly a year as increase prices was the primary reason.Aug 13 – Retail sales fell 0.1% despite the boost that cash for clunkers gave the auto industry. Excluding autos, retail sales fell 0.6% v. an expectation increase of a 0.1...

Week Through 8/7/09 Reston homes

Aug 3 – Conditions for the nations manufacturers continued to get better in July. The ISM manufacturing index is the strongest since September.Aug 5 – Orders for U.S. made factory goods were boosted in June, outperforming expectations. Aug 5 – The service industry contracted for the 10th consecutive month in July. The experts were expecting a small increase in the non-manufacturing index.Aug 7 – In another hopeful sign the recession is easing, the ...