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Maricopa County Sales Charts – April 2012

- Real estate market analysis

Wow – what a difference a year makes! I’ve been seeing people all over the web comment on inventory levels being down and prices being up, (and homes being hard to find if you’re a regular buyer) – but this is ridiculous! The first chart below doesn’t do much for me, but look at charts [...]

7 May 2012 Read the full article →

Maricopa County Sales Charts – March 2012

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Not only are the trends continuing, but they’re gaining strength!  Prices are heading upwards, and Days on Market is heading down.  And while I’m still not ready to say it’s 2005 all over again, it certainly feels that way out there right now.  (and the charts back that up.) Here’s a look at the recent [...]

9 April 2012 Read the full article →

Maricopa County Sales Charts – February 2012

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What a difference a year makes! Average Price per Sqft is up 9%, while Average Days on Market is down 21%. And in both cases it’s the result of a trend which started back in August – the same month the number of sales per month began to trend downward. Hmmmm. Here’s a look at [...]

6 March 2012 Read the full article →

Zip Code Charts for January 2012 now available

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I updated the zip code charts and sent out an email to subscribers earlier this week. Let me know if you need a link. For anyone who wants to see what’s going on in your neck of the woods, you can subscribe here. -Chris Butterworth Chris Butterworth is: Realtor. Analyst. Husband. Father. Writer. Amateur Photographer. [...]

23 February 2012 Read the full article →

Is buying cheaper than renting?

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Is buying cheaper than renting? In order to compare buying to renting, I’ll need to pull similar data from the MLS.  I’ll also need to make some assumptions about the variables involved in a purchase transaction which will impact the monthly cost.  So, let’s start with my assumptions: Since we’re comparing buying against renting, I’ll [...]

17 February 2012 Read the full article →

Vacant Home Sales by Month – January 2012

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I normally post quite a few charts each month in an attempt to keep tabs on the level of distressed activity in the marketplace.  I look at new listings owned by the banks, short sale activity, percentages of sales by types of owner, etc. etc.  But for simplicity’s sake, I’m going to tone it down [...]

15 February 2012 Read the full article →

Maricopa County Sales Charts – January 2012

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Here’s a look at the recent trends county-wide.  I’m pulling a rolling 13-month history so we can see the last year’s trends plus a comparison of this month to the same month last year.. The number of sold homes looks to either be seasonally deflated or we’re facing a severe downward trend.  But the Avg [...]

14 February 2012 Read the full article →

Zip Code Charts are out for December 2011

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I’ve updated and published my Zip Code charts for last month’s activity, December 2011. Email subscribers should have received an email yesterday – let me know if you didn’t get an email or had trouble with any of the links. Anyone else want to see the activity in your own zip code? You can sign [...]

25 January 2012 Read the full article →

Maricopa County Sales Charts – December 2011

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Here’s a look at the recent trends county-wide.  I’m pulling a rolling 13-month history so we can see the last year’s trends plus a comparison of this month to the same month last year.. A look at the charts shows a similar story to what we saw in my Distressed Activity post last week; inventory [...]

16 January 2012 Read the full article →

Distressed Activity by Month – December 2011

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** New Charts this month! I’ve got good news and bad news.  I also have a handful of new charts! This post will be a little longer than usual, mostly due to the new charts, but also because there’s more to talk about than usual.. (Click on any chart to see a larger version.) Listings [...]

5 January 2012 Read the full article →