Until we are back to work with skilled, unskilled and manufactering jobs then housing starts will remain low.
The Herald-Sun - Building starts remain low here
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Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Today's Market; It Ain't Pretty
Durham Area Trends
Price Activity
Current Median Q3 201, for Durham 184,900 for the U.S as a whole $177,100
1 year appreciation for Durham .3% and for the U.S.-.6%
3 year appreciation for Durham -1.1% and for the U.S. -19.9%
3 year equity gain/loss, Durham -$2,000, and for the U.S.-$44,000
These figures come from NAR, the National Association of Realtors. Although median prices in the Durham, NC market are up slightly and are ahead of national median prices, it is important to understand that no market exists in a bubble. The Durham market is reliant on the U.S. market and the entire global economy. So, without equity as shown by the three year gain, or more accurately loss, home sales will remain sluggish simply because consumers don’t have the money to purchase homes. Consumer home equity is lost and will take years to recover.
Home owners can build faster equity in their homes if they make additional payments to principal, avoid borrowing against their properties and if they make cautious investments in enhancing their homes. Owners contemplating a home sale should gird themselves too; there should not be a presumption of appreciation but rather a presumption of a loss.
Similarly, owners considering a home sale should engage a real estate professional sooner rather than later to discuss merchandising their property, staging their property and enhancing their property so that it stands out among the competition.
Interested in doing so? Call me, Michael Sullivan, I’m always happy to walk through a property with an owner. I can also offer rental and leasing solutions to owners in a position to move in that direction.
Price Activity
Current Median Q3 201, for Durham 184,900 for the U.S as a whole $177,100
1 year appreciation for Durham .3% and for the U.S.-.6%
3 year appreciation for Durham -1.1% and for the U.S. -19.9%
3 year equity gain/loss, Durham -$2,000, and for the U.S.-$44,000
These figures come from NAR, the National Association of Realtors. Although median prices in the Durham, NC market are up slightly and are ahead of national median prices, it is important to understand that no market exists in a bubble. The Durham market is reliant on the U.S. market and the entire global economy. So, without equity as shown by the three year gain, or more accurately loss, home sales will remain sluggish simply because consumers don’t have the money to purchase homes. Consumer home equity is lost and will take years to recover.
Home owners can build faster equity in their homes if they make additional payments to principal, avoid borrowing against their properties and if they make cautious investments in enhancing their homes. Owners contemplating a home sale should gird themselves too; there should not be a presumption of appreciation but rather a presumption of a loss.
Similarly, owners considering a home sale should engage a real estate professional sooner rather than later to discuss merchandising their property, staging their property and enhancing their property so that it stands out among the competition.
Interested in doing so? Call me, Michael Sullivan, I’m always happy to walk through a property with an owner. I can also offer rental and leasing solutions to owners in a position to move in that direction.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
The Herald-Sun - The fourth smartest city in the nation
As those of us who live here have suspected all along, we're pretty bright. Be bright too and move to Durham NC. I will find you a home to buy or rent.
The Herald-Sun - The fourth smartest city in the nation
The Herald-Sun - The fourth smartest city in the nation
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