February 2010 Market Action Report
Overall, sales in the month of February have improved in 2010 compared to February 2009. There was an 18.4% increase in closed sales, with a large 45% increase in pending sales. New listings also rose 12.4%.
February 2010 compared to January 2010 shows closed sales rose 2.9% and pending sales increased 20.5%. When comparing the same period to January-February 2009, we see that closed sales increased 26.7% and pending sales went up 34.7%.
When comparing inventory in the month of February 2009-2010, we see that the total number of months it would take to sell all active listings has gone down from 16.6 to 12.9 months. A good indication that real estate activity is picking up in the early part of 2010. If you would like more information about current tax credits, short sale incentives, and how you can capitalize on the 2nd quarter 2010 real estate market, please give me a call today!
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