05/01/2020
IS IT A GOOD TIME TO BUY? IS IT A GOOD TIME TO SELL?
From our leader at Coldwell Banker Realty - Gundaker:
Below is some information that will bring you up-to-date on some trends in the marketplace. I hope you find the information useful:
Most REALTORS Are Confident That Home Prices Will Stand Firm—Many real estate professionals don’t foresee a significant drop in home prices from the COVID-19 pandemic, and certainly not to the degree of the Great Recession’s impact on housing.
In a new survey conducted by the National Assn of REALTORS, for residential property prices over the next 12 months, 38% of REALTORS surveyed say they expect prices to increase and 23% expect prices to remain stable. (March 2020 REALTORS Confidence Index Survey).
For CBG through April, the company’s closed average sale price has remained stable: $259,100 year-to-date in 2020 vs. $258,700 year-to-date last year.
Mortgage Rates Have Dipped to a New Record Low
Mortgage rates reached a new record low this week, with the 30-year fixed rate mortgage falling to its lowest average ever since Freddie Mac began tracking such date in 1971.
This week the 30- year fixed rate averaged 3.23% with an average 0.7 point. One year ago, 30-year rates averaged 4.14%.
A sign of Buyer Confidence Is Shifting As Mortgage Applications Rise—Mortgage applications for home purchases, a leading indicator, saw a 12% uptick last week, reversing a month of plummeting activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Mortgage Bankers Assn.
How are doing at CBG? We will not have final numbers for April until early next week, but here is where CBG stands as of this morning:
841 new sales transactions
New sales volume of $214.5 million
421 new listings
New listing volume of $119 million
Thank you so much for all you are doing to serve your clients during these unprecedented times. You are the best. See you soon!
-Jim
Jim Dohr
President
Coldwell Banker Realty - Gundaker