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This Month in Real Estate August 2017

Tuesday, August 8, 2017
by Galand Haas

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Home prices continue to rise both here in the Eugene and Springfield area and nationally.  In many parts of the country, home sales are begiining to slow.  This could mean that we have reached a point where there is resistance to home pricing.  When this occurs, we will typically see a market slow down that is extended and inventories of homes for sale that begin to build.  All of this happens until there is enough pressure on home pricing that it begins to drop.  Then the cycle starts all over again as home prices become more affordable, demand increases and prices begin to rise again.  This is the cycle of home sales that repeats itself over and over again.  We have had a long run with home values increasing, so the inevitable is most likely on the horizon.

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This Month in Real Estate June 2017

Monday, June 26, 2017
by Galand Haas

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The national home market has slowed slightly as home prices continue to rise.  The question both locally and nationally is whether the fast rising home prices have now started to effect sales.  Home affordability has certainly become an issue with double digit home price increases over the past year.  The question at this time is not if the market will slow due to rising prices, but when.  The next few months should be interesting!

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Latest Market Activity for April 2017

Tuesday, May 23, 2017
by Galand Haas

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April Real Estate activity in the Eugene and Springfield market area was up slightly over March of this year, but running behind April of a year ago.  Low inventories of homes for sale and an average home price increase of nearly 10% over last year are the culprits.  We are in a strange market right now with extremely low inventories of homes for sale and rising home prices.  I don't want to sound the alarm, but this is a dangerous spiral and it could result in a quickly declining market at some time.  When home prices become non-affordable, sales decline and price come down.  What happens in our local market over the next several months should tell us the story about where we are heading.  Here are the numbers from April.

Lane County saw some warmer activity again this April, although numbers are a bit cooler compared to April 2016. New listings, at 577, ended 1.5% below April 2016 (586) but 7.4% ahead of March 2017 (537). 

Pending sales, at 488, decreased 11.8% compared to April 2016 (553) but edged 2.1% ahead of the 478 o ers accepted last month in March 2017. 

Similarly, closed sales (361) had a 10.0% decrease from the 401 closings recorded last year in April 2016 but pulled 1.7% ahead of the 355 closings recorded last month in March 2017. 

Inventory crawled upward in April, ending at 1.8 months. Meanwhile, total market time decreased by 13 days, landing at 56 days.


Average and Median Sale Prices 

Comparing the average price of homes in the twelve months ending April 30th of this year ($270,400) with the average price of homes sold in the twelve months ending April 2016 ($246,700) shows an increase of 9.6%. The same comparison of the median shows an increase of 8.4% over that same period. 


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Riverfront Retreat on 2.48 Acres! Enjoy river views spanning south end of property. Unwind in hot tub, walk short trail for easy river access & relax on large deck. Beautiful park-like yard w/ horseshoe pit, sand volleyball ct, garden & mature trees...

 


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Good and Bad News For Current Home Sales

Tuesday, March 28, 2017
by Galand Haas

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Here in the Eugene and Springfield area and nationally, new home sales are down.  This has contributed to the current national and local shortage of available homes for sale.  The following is an article from "Realtor.com" that will give you more information on why the inventory of homes for sale is so low at this time.

Here’s the good news: Sales of newly constructed homes rose in the beginning of the year. The bad news? It wasn’t enough to ease the housing shortage that is frustrating would-be home buyers across the nation.

Buyers purchased about 3.7% more new homes in January than in December, according to a joint report by the U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The January purchases were also 5.5% above where they had been a year earlier. (Realtor.com® looked only at the seasonally adjusted numbers, which have been smoothed out over 12 months to account for seasonal fluctuations.)

Sounds good, right? Well, not exactly.

“New-home sales should be growing much more than they are,” says Chief Economist Jonathan Smoke of realtor.com. “We should be seeing twice the volume of new-home sales, and we’re not.”

The reason is that there aren’t enough buyers who can afford the median $312,900 price tag of one of those new homes, often decked out with the latest appliances and finishes. They are nearly 37% more expensive than the median $228,900 price for an existing home in January, according to the most recent National Association of Realtors® data.

Prices on those new homes dipped 1% from December—but were nearly 7.5% higher than in January 2016.

New residences cost more because they’re expensive to build, with increased local red tape, high land and material costs, and a shortage of construction workers. So builders are going to erect only what they’re sure they can sell, Smoke says.

“It effectively limits who can buy the new homes and how many new homes can be built and sold,” Smoke says.

For example, about 55% of the new homes sold in January cost more than $300,000, according to the report.

Just 5% were under $150,000 and only 9% were between $150,000 and $199,999—the price categories that are most likely to fit into the typical first-time buyer’s budget.

The bulk of sales, about 30%, were between $200,000 and $299,999, and 27% were between $300,000 and $399,999.

Most of the home purchases were in the South—about 290,000—where prices are typically lower. The purchases were up 4.3% from December, but down 1% from January 2016.

The West, the country’s most expensive region, saw the second-most sales, at about 151,000. Monthly sales dropped 4.4% but rose 16.2% annually.

In the Midwest, new-home sales were up 14.8% from December and 4.5% from the same month a year earlier. There were about 70,000 sales in the region.

Meanwhile, the Northeast saw the largest surge in home purchases. Sales of the roughly 44,000 homes were up 15.8% from the previous month and rose 22.2% from a year earlier.

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Price: $295,000    Beds: 4    Baths: 2    Sq Ft: 1868

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Latest Market Activity for February 2017

Tuesday, March 21, 2017
by Galand Haas

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Here are the numbers for the February 2017 Real Estate market in the Eugene and Springfield area.  As you can see, there was little change.  The inventory of homes for sale remains critically low and the result is fewer sales and higher home prices.  The Eugene/Springfield area remains as one of the lowest areas in the country for active homes for sale at just 2.2 months of active inventory available.  All that I can say is the same thing that I have been saying.  If you are thinking about selling your home in the near future, this is the top of the market for home pricing and you should take advantage of it. Here are the numbers for February.

 

February Residential Highlights

Activity in Lane County continued a cooling trend this February, but some numbers showed gains over January. New listings (393) showed a 22.8% gain over January 2017 but ended 5.5% below the 416 new listings offered last year in February 2016.

Similarly, pending sales (369) rose 16.0% above the 318 orders accepted last month in January 2017 but were 12.1% under the 420 orders accepted last year in February 2016.

Closed sales, at 247, ended 13.0% under February 2016 (284) and 9.5% under January 2017 (273).

February saw inventory in Lane County rise just slightly to 2.2 months. Total market time during the same period rose three days to 75 days.

Average and Median Sale Prices

Comparing the average price of homes in the twelve months ending February 28th of this year ($266,000) with the average price of homes sold in the twelve months ending February 2016 ($244,400) shows an increase of 8.8%. The same comparison of the median shows an increase of 8.3% over that same period.

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Price: $514,900    Beds: 5    Baths: 3    Sq Ft: 3756

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This Month in Real Estate March 2017

Tuesday, March 14, 2017
by Galand Haas

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Nationally, the housing market is experiencing little change.  So far, this is what I predicted for the first half of 2017 with a fairly flat market.  The second half of 2017 could see some change, especially if we see mortgage interest rates begin to creep up.  Here in the Eugene and Springfield area, the inventory of homes for sale remains at a crippling low level for first time home buyers.  Homes in the $175,000 to $300,000 range are scarce.  

If you are thinking about selling your home this year, don't hesitate.  Right now is the time to get it on the market.  The worst thing you could do this year is to wait for Spring and Summer.  The present market may be the best market we see in years for home sellers!

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Price: $249,900    Beds: 3    Baths: 2    Sq Ft: 1451

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This Month in Real Estate December 2016

Thursday, December 15, 2016
by Galand Haas

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In many ways, it is a typical December for the Eugene and Springfield area in regards to home sales.  Most people thinking about selling a home avoid putting their home on the market this time of year and the inventory of available homes for sale is at a yearly low.  What is different this year is that coming into the Holiday Season, our inventory of homes for sale was already very low.  The result of this is that there are many well qualified home buyers who cannot find a home to purchase.  For a home seller, you cannot have a better climate for selling your home.  Low inventory, high demand typically means a fast sale at top market value.

If you are going to be selling your home in the near future, my advice is to get your home on the market soon.  Whatever you do, don't wait for Spring.  If you don't want the hassle of having your home on the market over the Holidays, then think about getting it on the market by early 2017.  The inventory of homes for sale will most likely remain at a low level through February-March and then start a gradual increase.  

If you want to capitalize on our current sellers market, contact me.  I can easily give you an indication of what your home would sell for during the current market and also give you some tips on how to get top dollar value for your home. We have a long list of well qualified home buyers in a variety of price ranges and areas waiting for additional homes to hit the market.

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2445 Elysium Ave

Price: $350,000    Beds: 4    Baths: 2    Partial Baths: 1    Sq Ft: 2172

Remarkable remodel! Luxurious updates, lots of natural light, abundant storage, large corner lot. Large atrium entry with flagstone tile. Spacious family room with vaulted ceiling, beams, Coretec Plus vinyl wood floor, 2 sliders & gas fireplace. Ope...View Home for Sale >>


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This Month in Real Estate November 2016

Monday, November 7, 2016
by Galand Haas

Good Monday Morning!

This is an exciting week as our nation goes to the polls on Tuesday to select our next President and to vote for members of Congress, the Senate, local goverment officials and many measures.  We are so fortunate to live in a country, where we get to choose and we get to vote.  Our voices are heard through and vote, which is our right.  Please remember how privileged we are and make sure that you exercise your right.

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28135 Spencer Creek Rd

Price: $1,250,000    Beds: 4    Baths: 4    Partial Baths: 2    Sq Ft: 6143

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This Month in Real Estate October 2016

Monday, October 10, 2016
by Galand Haas

Good Monday Morning!

The Real Estate market in the Eugene and Springfield area has maintained a good balance over the past several months.  Sales have slowed slightly, but this is most likely seasonal.  Home prices are holding steady and buyer demand is good.  Mortgage interest rates are also holding steady, making the climate for home sales very favorable.  Nationaly this trend is also holding true.  Once the elections are over, we will get a better idea of what the future holds.  One thing for sure is that if we begin seeing across the board tax increases along with rising interest rates, the housing market will suffer!

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2087 Lemuria St

Price: $255,000    Beds: 4    Baths: 2    Partial Baths: 1    Sq Ft: 2080

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Nationally the Housing Market Remains Robust

Monday, August 1, 2016
by Galand Haas

Good Monday Morning!

It is not just the Eugene and Springfield area that is having a hot Real Estate market.  Nationally, the housing market has been robust and just as in Eugene and Springfield, home prices are on the rise as well. Here is a short and informative article about the national housing market from Realtor.com.

Frazzled home buyers may need to sit down and take a few deep breaths before reading any further. Those rapidly rising home prices have hit an all-time high—and show no signs of slowing down before Labor Day.

The median price of an existing (i.e. not newly constructed) home across the nation reached $239,700 in May, according to a recent report from the National Association of Realtors®. That’s up 3.8% from April and 4.7% from May of 2015.

The previous peak was last June at $236,300.

“The price increases are a natural result of the very strong demand for homes against very limited homes for sale,” says realtor.com’s chief economist, Jonathan Smoke. “It’s pent-up demand… coupled with the lowest mortgage rates we’ve had in three years.”

He predicts prices will continue to surge this summer as buyers fight over the not-nearly-enough residences on the market. But there is hope: the mad rush for available homes is expected to taper off come Labor Day, Smoke says.

“There’s a higher probability that interest rates will go up [in the fall]. School is back in session, which means fewer [parents] are looking to move,” he says, adding that the presidential election will cause some potential buyers in certain areas of the country, like Washington DC, to postpone home buying decisions.

The high prices have been a boon to sellers who are putting their properties on the market and cashing in.

“More homeowners are realizing the equity they’ve accumulated in recent years and finally deciding to trade-up or downsize,” NAR chief economist Lawrence Yun said in a statement. “Repeat buyers are using the proceeds from the sale of their previous home as their down payment.”

Residences also continued to fly off the proverbial shelves at the highest volume for the month of May since 2005—before the financial crisis walloped the world economy. This May, the number of sales hit 526,000, a 11.9% jump from April and a 6.3% rise from May of last year, according to the report. Those numbers were not seasonally adjusted, which is to say they weren’t smoothed out over a 12-month period to account for seasonal fluctuations.

The cost of becoming a homeowner is by far the highest in the West, home to astronomically expensive areas like San Francisco and nearby Silicon Valley, according to the report. The median home price in the region was $346,900 in May and the number of sales rose 0.9% year-over-year to 114,000.

The next most expensive region was the Northeast at $268,600, according to the report. The region also saw the fewest sales, at 69,000, in May. But the number of existing homes sold jumped 11.3% from the same time a year earlier.

The region was followed by the South, where the median home price hit $211,500. The warm weather region saw the most sales at 211,000, a 8.2% rise from a year earlier.

Last up was the Midwest, where prices reached $190,000. The number of sales reached 132,000 in May, a 5.6% bump from May of 2015.

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