The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior. Here is our "Past Behavior" with regard to Real Estate in Contra Coast County per TrendGraphix. I doubt that these drastic and correlated trends are truly free. They are, however, the facts...and that you can take to the bank.
For Sale and New Listings (Supply of homes for sale) decreased by 74% and 58% respectively. That, by itself, is meaningless. However, nothing in business is truly 'by itself.' Average Sold Price and Average Price per Square Foot (a function of Supply and Demand) increased by 44% and 30% respectively. As supply goes down, price goes up.
Another variable that is affected by a drop in supply is how many days it takes for a home to be "sold." This is seen as Ave CDOM on the table above. It stands for Average Cumulative Days on Market. You can imagine that as supply goes down, the few homes remaining on the market (if priced reasonably) will go quickly!
So what is my "Prediction" for 2013? Continued, unsustainable, increase in home prices.
- More and more people will be out of the red and into the black, opening the door for more listings and purchases.
- Builders continue to buy previously abandoned developments and land in an effort to increase inventory and meet demand.
- Auction properties/flips will continue to dwindle as fewer and fewer homes are foreclosed upon.
- Rent prices will stall or decrease as more and more home buyers re-enter the market after short-sale or foreclosure.
- Home Owners will leverage low interest rates in an effort to move 'up' in the market, opening up more homes for 1st time buyers.
Of course, all of this is subject to:
Interest Rates
Tax Consequences
The job market
Economic stability and security
The absence of catastrophic events.
Other than that...I'm CERTAIN! ; )
As always, I'll leave you with little tip:
Garbage Disposals
- Never put hard-to-grind waste into the disposal (ex., chicken skins, egg shells, bones, celery or banana peels,...spoons!) - they will clog the drain.
- Run cold water down the drain for about 15 seconds before and after using the disposal to flush waste down the main line. Just because it's past the disposal doesn't mean it's down the drain pipe.
- Turn on the disposal before adding food waste. Give it a fighting chance. Let the disposal get up to speed before safely putting waste into it.
- Clean your disposal with warm water and a dozen pieces or ice or so. It's the best "tip" I ever received from my plumber...after he pulled egg shells from my dishwasher vent tube. Oops!
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