Some good and bad news for those homeowners trying to sell right now. The National Association of Realtors reports that existing home sales were up 2% in May, but the median sales price has gone down.
Areas that were hit hardest during the housing bust (like California, Nevada and Arizona) are the same areas that are seeing increased sales. While this is good news for home sellers, prices continue to go down each month. Great news for buyers! The national median sales price for May was $208,600, which is a decline of 6.3% from the previous year. When you look at Tucson's sales statistics for May, unit sales, median sale price and average sales price were down for the same period.
Areas that were hit hardest during the housing bust (like California, Nevada and Arizona) are the same areas that are seeing increased sales. While this is good news for home sellers, prices continue to go down each month. Great news for buyers! The national median sales price for May was $208,600, which is a decline of 6.3% from the previous year. When you look at Tucson's sales statistics for May, unit sales, median sale price and average sales price were down for the same period.
We're seeing more activity in the Tucson real estate market right now; mostly buyers that are out to take advantage of low prices and desperate sellers. Some are investors, others are pre retirement folks that have realized now is the perfect time to find that second home. Many of the buyers I've encountered are paying cash, giving them even more negotiating power. These buyers are slowly helping to balance out Tucson's housing market, but we still have a heck of an inventory to move through before we can really stabilize.
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These buyers are slowly helping to balance out Tucson's housing market, but we still have a heck of an inventory to move through before we can really stabilize.
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