Marietta Georgia 30068 Home Sales Statistics Strong
A client of mine who was considering selling his home recently asked me to provide some sales and pricing statistics for zip code 30068, located in Marietta Georgia. The family was glad to see that Marietta Georgia real estate trends were improving and thought it was a great time to list their home for sale. In 2011, there were 377 sales with an average list price of $398,854 and an average sales price of $377,300, a sales price to list price ratio of 95%, a sales price to original list price ratio (taking into account price reductions) of 91% and an average days on market of 130. We would consider this a pretty slow moving market.
Atlanta Pocket Listings offer benefits for Buyers and Sellers
There’s a new catch phrase being circulated in the real estate industry and it’s coming to a town near you. Pocket Listings, or hip pocket listings as they are popularly called, are real estate listings that have not fully hit the market, yet. They are not being advertised in the local multiple listing service (mls) and are usually hidden, secretive, or private offerings available to people in the know. You can almost equate them to an initial public offering (ipo) of stock, available at first, to a clientele and then to the general public once they are listed. Atlanta pocket listings are becoming more and more prevalent as the Atlanta real estate market heats up and we prepare for a recovery in 2014.
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The following is a guest blog from Jeffrey Heckman and Joanne Rotella with Shelter Mortgage Company and does not necessarily reflect the views of GeorgiaMoves.com
No one needs to be reminded of the fact that home prices fell after the last housing boom. Many observers predicted a continuation of that trend. Now, however, the market has returned to a historically average level of appreciation. We can also see that variance from year to year is perfectly normal.
So will values continue to increase? Truth is that no one knows for certain as many factors influence home prices. However, we do know where prices are right now and even more importantly, where interest rates are, and that’s still close to historic lows. The combination of prices that
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During the month of August 2013, Atlanta home sales prices for single family detached residences averaged $244,297 versus $186, 864 in August 2012. Additionally, during August 2013, Atlanta home sales prices for single family attached residences averaged $182,703 versus $143,216 in August 2012. Houses and condos showed significant gains of approximately 30% from the prior year, a very positive sign. Inventory levels for detached single family homes declined about 4% while inventory levels for attached single family homes declined a whopping 29%, year over year for August. See the Atlanta home sales statistical map that provides insight into which areas of Atlanta are selling the fastest and which areas of Atlanta are selling for the most money.
Having been licensed since 1994,
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The following is a guest blog from Jeffrey Heckman and Joanne Rotella with Shelter Mortgage Company and does not necessarily reflect the views of GeorgiaMoves.com
1. Mortgage rates pushed a little higher last week as minutes from the Federal Reserve’s July 31 meeting were released and confirmed investor expectations that the Fed will almost certainly begin to “taper” its bond purchase program in September or October.
2. Mortgage rates then reversed course and fell back when the July New Home Sales report caught investors by surprise and showed a 13% drop from June.
3. Several Fed officials have expressed concerns that rising rates will slow the pace of economic growth. The decline in New Home Sales provides clear support that these concerns are justified. The question is whether the data will be enough to cause the Fed to hold off longer before tapering its bond purchases. Economic data released
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