All Neighbors in Bristow's Victory Lakes
Top Neighbors: The magic behind the mirrors
You will never have to pay to be listed as a top neighbor. Period. That important detail clarified, let's discuss how we arrive at two "top neighbors" for a given region:
Localism is a bustling collection of hyper-local communities, and the top neighbors should reflect those members who are most active. When ranking users in a given region, several factors are considered. To get your foot in the proverbial door, you need to have posted at least one "Localism" article or photo for the region.
The very best way to quickly rise to #1 is to post high-quality local content. Keeping a steady strem of incoming posts and photos will massively tilt the scales in your favor.
What doesn't count toward the top neighbor ranking? ActiveRain points and community sponsorships. The top neighbor spots will always go to the most active members in a region. We want to create a level playing field that encourages the growth of communities — talent and dedication are required to win the day.
sales activity from the first month of the year. We'll make comparisons to 
ere were fewer sales in January compared to December. The high sold price was 5% down and high marketing time 59% faster than last report. Low sold price was 7% higher and low marketing time over 400% slower than it had been in December. Average sold price was higher than last report, though hardly measurably. The average sold price was 3% lower than it had been last year. Average marketing time was 13% improved compared to last report and 67% longer than last year.
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The sold column was dominated by Short Sales in January, and it's no surprise since the under contract column is always dominated by them. Somehow, we've not seen this domination compared to last report and last year. The high sold price was 4% lower and high marketing time was 300% longer compared to last report. The low sold price was 5% lower and low marketing time 975% longer compared to last report. Average sold price was only 1% down compared to last report and down 7% compared to last year. Average marketing time was 318% longer than it was in December and 138% longer than it was a year ago. It is generally not my experience that Short Sales take longer to go under contract than regular sales, but this data would reflect that liklihood. Another reason why hiring an experienced Bristow Short Sale Agent is critical to your Short Sale success.
Since there was only sale in November 2011 and December 2010, we will be unable to compare anything but the averages. The average sold price was 0.3% lower than it had been last month and 2.1% lower than it had been last year. Average marketing time got 77% longer since last month and improved by 138% since last year.
improvement, 34% to be exact, over what was November's high sold price. High marketing time, however, was 219% longer. Low sold price also increased, by 10.5% to be exact. Low marketing time improved 75%. Average sold price, not surprisingly, also increased since last month--over 22%. Average marketing time was 105% longer. Unfortunately, there are no year to year comparisons as there were no sales of Victory Lakes single family homes in December 2010.
TOWNHOUSES FOR SALE IN VICTORY LAKES
Only one new construction sale made it to the sold column in Victory Lakes for the month of November. The sold column holds no consistent winner in the type of sale. Since there was only one sold, let's stick to comparing it to the averages of last month and last year. The average sold price increased nearly 5% since last month and average marketing time was over 23% shorter. When compared to last year, the average sold price was nearly 4% lower this month, but marketing time was over 13% shorter. It's not a surprise that the sold price for November 2011 (being the value of only one new construction) is higher than last month's average of one regular sale and one foreclosure. The variation since last year is more consistent since the sold column last year was dominated by new construction. Regular sales and Short Sales will most likely continue to be below $300,000 in Victory Lakes townhouses.
