I read an interesting article in an e-mail I received from one of my many real estate magazines. Sales of single-family Scottsdale homes dropped off 2.9% compared to October of 2004. However, the Scottsdale condo market has remained strong. Condo sales were up 10.2% from October 2004.
I don’t remember Scottsdale condo sales outpacing single-family homes. I certainly could have missed some past statistics but this surprised me. I guess with the huge price increases we’ve seen in the past 2 to 3 years, many first-time buyers are simply being priced out of single-family homes. Or, maybe it’s that baby boomers are downsizing. Could be a bit of both.
The median home price for Scottsdale real estate in October went from $184,000 in ’04 to $209,900 this year, a 14.1 percent increase. However, it is predicted that with higher interest rates the market should start slowing which will also stabilize home prices.
I’ve already noticed a change from the seller’s market we were seeing, with multiple offers at full price or over, to a buyer’s market, where there is more inventory than buyers. What is difficult during a transition period like this is trying to get sellers to understand the changing market and price their properties accordingly.
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