Sharp Increase in Utah Home Sales
Posted by Ron Ogden at Dwell Utah on Thursday, July 16th, 2009 at 12:25pm.Homes sales in Utah were up dramatically in the 2nd Quarter 2009 compared to 1st Quarter results, possibly indicating a bottom to the difficult housing market we have recently experienced. In Salt Lake County, 3,047 homes were sold in Q2 2009 (2nd Quarter), a 70% increase over home sales in Q1 2009, and the first increase in quarterly sales since June 2008.
In Davis County, 886 homes were sold in Q2, up from 593 homes in Q1--a 49% increase. This was also the first increase in homes sales in the county since June 2008.
Utah County posted similarly impressive numbers with 1,360 homes sales in the 2nd Quarter, up from 841 home sales in Q1, or an increase of 62%.
This increase in home sales in all three counties was supported by a similarly dramatic reduction in homes listed for sale. In Q3, Utah County had less than 1% increase in homes listed for sale. Salt Lake County homes for sale only increased by 2%. And Davis County homes for sale increased by only 4% over the number of homes for sale in Q1.
This dynamic of sharp increases in homes sold and virtually no growth in the number of homes listed is exactly the kind of relationship we would like to see for several quarters running, as the market seeks to rebalance supply and demand.
For those thinking of buying a home, now may be a good time to start looking. You'll want to assess whether you believe the market is now beginning to recover--and there is no better way than looking at homes with an agent and becoming familiar with home values and pricing.
For those thinking of selling, now may be a good time to start marketing your home--we haven't had this many buyers in more than a year.
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Hey Ron, Nashville seems to be going through a upswing insales but they tend to be focused in the $200,000 and under range. Anything over the FHA limit of $417,000 is definately a slow market in that the buyers now need 20% down and the banks are being ver reluctant to make the funds available.' Hopefully things will continue to improve across the board! Gary :)
Posted on Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 at 10:16 PM.