Updates from April, 2011

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• Florida’s Existing Home, Condo Sales Up in March 2011

  MSC Marketing 9:50 am on April 21, 2011 | Comments:0
  Tags: buyers (15), Existing homes sales March 2011, FAR (9), March 2011 statistics (2), median sales price (7), sellers (35), Statistics (63)   Filed under: Agent information, Buyer Info, Consumer news and advice, FHA, Florida Association of Realtors, Seller Info, Statistics, The Housing Market

  ORLANDO, Fla., April 20, 2011 – Florida’s existing home and existing condo sales rose in March, according to the latest housing data released by Florida Realtors®. Existing home sales increased 12 percent last month with a total of 18,522 homes sold statewide compared to 16,540 homes sold in March 2010, according to Florida Realtors. Statewide sales of existing condos last month rose 24 percent compared to the year-ago sales figure.

  Seventeen of Florida’s metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) reported higher existing home and existing condo sales in March; 17 MSAs also had higher condo sales. It’s the fourth consecutive month that Florida Realtors has reported higher year-over-year existing home and existing condo sales statewide. (More …)

  
   
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• Florida’s Existing Home, Condo Sales Up in February 2011

  MSC Marketing 11:26 am on March 22, 2011 | Comments:0
  Tags: consumer news and advise, FAR (9), Sarasota - Bradenton, stats (25)   Filed under: Bradenton, Buyer Info, Florida Association of Realtors, NAR, National Association of Realtors, pricing, Sarasota, Seller Info, Statistics, The Housing Market

  ORLANDO, Fla., March 21, 2011 – Florida’s existing home and existing condo sales rose in February, according to the latest housing data released by Florida Realtors®. Existing home sales increased 13 percent last month with a total of 13,701 homes sold statewide compared to 12,164 homes sold in February 2010, according to Florida Realtors. February’s statewide sales of existing condos rose 29 percent compared to the previous year’s sales figure.

  Seventeen of Florida’s metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) reported increased existing home sales in February; 18 MSAs had higher condo sales. It’s the third month in a row that Florida Realtors has reported higher year-over-year existing home and existing condo sales statewide.

  “Current market conditions and very low mortgage rates continue to offer great opportunities to anyone looking to buy a home in Florida,” said 2011 Florida Realtors® President Patricia Fitzgerald, manager/broker-associate with Illustrated Properties in Hobe Sound and Mariner Sands Country Club in Stuart. “Every day, Realtors® help people realize their dreams of homeownership – they see the positive impact that homeownership has on families and communities.” (More …)

  
   
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• Regional Spotlight: Florida’s Existing Home, Condo Sales Up in December 2010

  MSC Marketing 8:47 am on January 25, 2011 | Comments:0
  Tags: Buyer info (72), Florida Association of Realtors (5), Interest Rates (39), mortgage (61), statisics, The Housing Market (27)   Filed under: Buyer Info, Florida Association of Realtors, Interest Rates, mortgage, Statistics, The Housing Market

  RISMEDIA, January 24, 2011—Sales of existing homes and condominiums in Florida rose in December 2010, a positive trend also reported at the close of 2010 as statewide sales activity posted gains over the previous year, according to the latest housing data released by Florida REALTORS®.

  A total of 15,550 existing single-family homes sold statewide in December, up 4% from the 14,923 homes sold in December 2009. The statewide existing home median sales price last month was $133,100; in December ’09 it was $139,800 for a 5% decrease, according to Florida REALTORS’® data. However, December’s statewide existing home median price was higher than the $132,700 reported in November 2010. The national median existing single-family home price was $171,300 in November, according to the latest data available from the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). The median is the midpoint; half the homes sold for more, half for less. (More …)

  
   
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• November 2010 Single Family Sales from Florida Realtors®

  MSC Marketing 10:25 am on January 13, 2011 | Comments:0
  Tags: agent information (58), Florida Assocation of Realtors (2), Manatee (28), Punta Gorda (5), Sarasota (63), Statistics (63), The Housing Market (27)   Filed under: Agent information, Florida Association of Realtors, Manatee, Punta Gorda, Sarasota, Statistics, The Housing Market

  

  
   
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• November 2010 Condo Sales from Florida Realtors®

  MSC Marketing 10:18 am on January 13, 2011 | Comments:0
  Tags: agent information (58), Florida Association of Realtors (5), Manatee (28), Punta Gorda (5), Sarasota (63), Statistics (63), The Housing Market (27)   Filed under: Agent information, Florida Association of Realtors, Manatee, Punta Gorda, Sarasota, Statistics, The Housing Market

  

  
   
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• Moody’s hopeful on recovery, notes pent-up Fla. demand

  MSC Marketing 12:44 pm on November 17, 2010 | Comments:0
  Tags: agent information (58), Consumer news and advice (162), economy (72), Florida Association of Realtors (5), the economy (18)   Filed under: Agent information, Consumer news and advice, economy, Florida Association of Realtors, The Economy

  PHOENIX – Nov. 15, 2010 – The pace of the national recovery is moderating and the lift spurred by nearly $800 billion in federal stimulus spending is fading, but there are several promising signs that growth will continue, including in Florida, a leading national fiscal analyst told reporters Friday morning.

  Moody’s Analytics economist Chris Lafakis said the Federal Reserve will remain aggressive, with a quantitative easing plan that he equated to “basically flooding the global monetary system.” Lafakis predicted the strategy would lift asset prices, reduce corporate borrowing costs, and increase the willingness of consumers to spend.

  Lafakis predicted substantial growth in Florida’s economy, mentioning that the Miami, Orlando and Tampa areas are expected to recover “quite significantly” due to a rebound in population growth and an increased willingness of people to travel to Florida for vacations. “The story of pent-up demand is true in no place more so than Florida,” he said.

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• September 2010 Condo Sales from Florida Realtors®

  MSC Marketing 9:30 am on October 28, 2010 | Comments:0
  Tags: agent information (58), Florida Assocation of Realtors (2), Manatee (28), Sarasota (63), Statistics (63), The Housing Market (27)   Filed under: Agent information, Florida Association of Realtors, Manatee, Sarasota, Statistics, The Housing Market

  

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  http://www.media.floridarealtors.org/statistics/2010/Sept2010%20condo%20chart.pdf

  
   
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• September 2010 Homes Sales from Florida Realtors®

  MSC Marketing 5:10 pm on October 27, 2010 | Comments:0
  Tags: agent information (58), Florida Asso, Manatee (28), Sarasota (63), Statistics (63), The Housing Market (27)   Filed under: Agent information, Florida Association of Realtors, Manatee, Sarasota, Statistics, The Housing Market

  

  For printable format click on the chart

  http://www.media.floridarealtors.org/statistics/2010/Sept%202010%20home%20chart.pdf

  
   
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• Regional Spotlight: Florida’s Existing Condo Sales Rise in July 2010

  MSC Marketing 9:21 am on August 26, 2010 | Comments:0
  Tags: condominiums (2), condos (4), Consumer news and advice (162), Florida (8), Florida Realtors (5), housing market (53), real estate (164), Regional, residential (65), Statistics (63)   Filed under: Agent information, Buyer Info, Condominiums, Consumer news and advice, Florida Association of Realtors, Statistics, The Housing Market

  RISMEDIA, August 26, 2010—Sales of existing condominiums in Florida rose 11% in July 2010, with a total of 5,557 condos sold statewide compared to 4,991 units sold in July 2009, according to the latest housing data released by Florida Realtors.

  Eleven of Florida’s metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) reported higher existing condo sales in July, according to Florida Realtors. The statewide existing condo median sales price last month was $87,200; in July 2009 it was $108,500 for a 20% decrease. The national median existing condo price was $181,300 in June, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). (More …)

  
   
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• Florida’s Existing Home, Condo Sales Up in 1Q 2010

  MSC Marketing 11:21 am on May 13, 2010 | Comments:0
  Tags: Consumer news and advice (162), home buyers (115), real estate (164), sellers (35), Statistics (63)   Filed under: Buyer Info, Charts, Consumer news and advice, Florida Association of Realtors, Statistics

  ORLANDO, Fla., May 11, 2010 – Sales of existing single-family homes in Florida rose 24 percent in first quarter 2010 compared to the same period a year earlier, according to the latest housing statistics from Florida Realtors®. A total of 38,846 existing homes sold statewide in 1Q 2010; during the same period the year before, a total of 31,410 existing homes sold. It marks the seventh consecutive quarter that Florida has seen higher existing year-to-year home sales, according to the state association.

  Statewide sales of existing condominiums in the first quarter rose 67 percent compared to the same time the previous year. This marks the sixth consecutive quarter for increased statewide sales in both the existing home and condo markets compared to year-ago levels.

  “The first quarter data release from the Florida Realtors paints a picture of a housing market continuing down the long road to recovery,” said Dr. Sean Snaith, director for the University of Central Florida’s Institute for Economic Competitiveness. “Transactions in the single family market have extended quarterly year-over-year gains for nearly two years, and condo sales have also risen sharply. Median prices in most areas of the state continue to fall; however, the rate at which they are falling has diminished significantly and this is indicative of a bottom approaching. (More …)