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Phoenix Home Sales up 58% in Nov '08

Phoenix Home Sales Update for Nov. 2008

A total 1095 homes was sold in Phoenix last November, an increase of 58% from November last year. This makes five consecutive months of positive sales growth for Phoenix residential real estate market.

Phoenix home sales declined 49% last February from a year ago. Since then, Phoenix home sales trend has been showing continuous improvements. July '08 was the first month Phoenix home sales turn from negative to positive growth.

The number of lender owned (REO) home sales in Phoenix also increased consistently during 2008. REO home sales in November accounted for 52% of total sales. Total 573 REO listings were sold last month with median price of $80,500 and combined agent days on the market (CDOM) was 68 days. November's cheapest REO home in Phoenix was sold for $12,000.

You can visit www.Arizona-bank-owned-homes.com to view lender owned (REO) homes for sale in Arizona. As of today (12/11/2008), more than 4,000 bank owned homes in Phoenix alone are for sale. Kellson Team offers free live search with full details. Registration is NOT required.

The statistical table below provide a good reference on Phoenix home sales (total MLS sales and REO sales) for the first 11 months of 2008.

MLS vs. REO sales JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

2008 MLS sales

592 617 776 953 1044 1202 1322 1272 1440 1324 1095
1-yr change (%) -46% -49% -44% -27% -20% -4% 21% 29% 88% 77% 58%
2008 REO sales 122 122 176 241 317 397 506 563 613 646 573
%REOs 21% 20% 23% 25% 30% 33% 38% 44% 43% 49% 52%

Should you have any question or comment, please contact Kellson Team at www.kellson.com. We offer one-stop-shop real estate services in greater Phoenix.

Disclaimer: Data obtained from the Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service (ARMLS). Information deemed accurate, but not guaranteed. Note: information does not include non-MLS private home sales.

Phoenix Bank Owned Home Sales for October 2008

Phoenix Bank owned homes (REOs) - Market updates for Oct 2008

Greater Phoenix residential real estate market is currently dominated by bank owned homes or lender owned properties (aka REOs). More and more bank owned homes in Phoenix-Mesa metro area have been sold at very attractive prices. Median price of REOs is significantly lower than the overall sale price in most cities. In this report, we only look at 14 major cities in Phoenix-Mesa metro area (see table below).

Three cities with highest percentage of REO Sales

Buckeye, Tolleson and Avondale are three cities in our list with most REO sales. Total 137 homes sold in Buckeye, 88 of them, or 64%, are bank-owned homes. Percentage of REO sales in Tolleson is 62%. Avondale has 90 bank owned homes sold or 58 percent of total sales.

Phoenix has the lowest REOs median home price

Total 1,274 homes were sold in October and 624 of them, or 49%, are bank owned homes. Median price of Phoenix REOs is $99,700. It was $185,000 a year ago.

Median price vs. REOs price

REOs median price in Tempe , Scottsdale , Phoenix and Chandler are less than 80% of their overall median price. For example, Tempe overall median price is $223,000 while REOs median price is $138,000. Phoenix and Chandler both have REO price at 22% below their overall median price.

REOs Statistic Table for October 2008

This table shows you details about home sales, REO sales and their median prices.
Last update: 11/01/2008

City

Total Sales

REO Sales*

% REO Sales*

Median Price

REO Price*

Phoenix

1274

624

49%

$128,500

$99,700

Mesa

424

163

38%

$157,000

$128,000

Scottsdale

319

67

21%

$388,250

$270,000

Queen Creek

316

144

46%

$126,000

$119,950

Glendale

294

146

50%

$149,000

$120,500

Gilbert

289

98

34%

$231,000

$191,000

Surprise

277

126

45%

$162,500

$153,250

Chandler

240

68

28%

$229,250

$179,750

Peoria

186

67

36%

$217,000

$180,000

Avondale

156

90

58%

$145,450

$135,900

Buckeye

137

88

64%

$120,000

$114,500

Goodyear

126

54

43%

$165,000

$147,500

Tempe

82

13

16%

$223,000

$138,000

Tolleson

73

45

62%

$139,900

$130,900

*REO = Bank owned homes

Disclaimer: Data obtained from the Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service (ARMLS). Information deemed accurate, but not guaranteed. Note: information does not include non-MLS private home sales.

Where to find bank owned homes (REOs) in greater Phoenix ?

Kellson Team has created a REO blog to help you find bank owned homes (REOs) in greater phoenix. Click here or visit our REO webpage at http://activerain.com/groups/ArizonaREOs for details.

You will find Phoenix REOs, Scottsdale REOs, Mesa REOs, Chandler REOs, Gilbert REOs, Glendale REOs and bank owned homes in many other cities with full detail information: address, price, photos, virtual tours, features, description and much more.

Should you have any question, please call.

Best regards,

Sean Nguyen, Associate Broker
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