There were three sales over a half million dollars, the most in a single month so far in 2009. Only eight of the sales were for more than $268,000. Short sale closings were off with only five closed short sales in the month. That doesn't necessarily mean that short sale activity has slowed. Anecdotal evidence from my desk and conversations with other agents suggests that there are stacks of short sales in limbo with the lenders taking longer than ever to reach a decision. If they ever start moving on the short sale process we could see a surge in closed sales.
The "smoking deal" of the month was a short sale at Lookout Point three blocks from downtown Cocoa Beach. A 2 bedroom 2 bath unit with boat slip and private garage closed as a short sale for $145,000. The busiest complex of the month was Shorewood in Cape Canaveral with five closed units followed by Xanadu in Cocoa Beach with three closed.
Inventory is down to 639 condos and townhomes with 95 of those offered as short sales. There are 110 single family homes currently offered in the two cities. Only three of those are short sales.
Miss Cleo has advised that we can expect, barring a surge in closed short sales, activity to decline through December following our normal trend. If you hope to sell this year, make your selling decisions accordingly.
"When your arm gets hit, the ball is not going to go where you want it to."
_____________________John Madden
