So I recieved a call yesterday evening from Alison Himelhoch of WLNS 6 News asking for an interview of me to discuss the declining sheriff's deeds in Ingham County, Michigan as compared to last years numbers. I have communicated with Alison in the past but was sceptically of this subject as it is kind of a hot button. The numbers don't represent an accurate picture of our market due to the moratorium that was applied to sheriff's deed last year. So I turned her down as I did not want to be the one to deliver the bad news.
5-10 minutes later I had a change of heart. Wanting to make sure the public got to hear from the Real Estate community was important to me and WLNS. I decided that I could be that voice to make sure everyone had an opportunity to hear our side of the story. My message came across fairly well I think, our interview included a lot more positive statements about the market but overall I think it went well.
I look forward to your thoughts and have a great day.
I am working on getting a copy of the video so I can post it elsewhere. Click the photo to view the link to vieo from WLNS 6 News.
For those that don't trust clicking the photo here's the actual link.
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February 2009
Well the February numbers are in and I am very happy to say that we saw a noticeable increase in all 3 counties for average sales prices as compared to January 2009. We also saw increases in total units sold all the way across the board.
We are still seeing a drop in the average sales price as compared to last year during February and that is a trend we expect to continue with all of the real estate owned (REO's or Foreclosures) properties that are being listed. Personally I have noticed an increase in activity on my traditional listings as well as new buyer activity.
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Jan. 09 Average Sales Price |
Feb. 09 |
Feb. 09 / Jan. 09 |
Feb. 08 |
Feb. 09/ Feb. 08 |
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County |
Avg SP |
% Chg |
Avg SP |
% Chg |
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Ingham |
$ 69,205.00 |
$ 72,659.00 |
4.99% |
$ 82,834.00 |
-12.28% |
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Eaton |
$ 99,545.00 |
$ 104,267.00 |
4.74% |
$ 132,671.00 |
-21.41% |
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Clinton |
$ 119,614.00 |
$ 127,605.00 |
6.68% |
$ 162,748.00 |
-21.59% |
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Total Units |
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Jan. 09 TTL Units Sold |
Feb. 09 TTL Units Sold |
Feb. 09/ Jan. 09 |
Feb. 08 TTL Units Sold |
Feb. 09/ Feb. 08 |
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County |
% Chg |
% Chg |
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Ingham |
127 |
175 |
37.80% |
153 |
14.38% |
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Eaton |
48 |
54 |
12.50% |
45 |
20.00% |
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Clinton |
32 |
41 |
28.13% |
32 |
28.13% |
Be sure to let me know if you have any questions or know someone who is need of real estate help. I would love the opportunity to assist anyone you may know.
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All statistics compiled from the Greater Lansing Association of Realtors MLS |
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