Single Family Residential
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Actives:
San Benito County-200 of which REO/Bank Owned-33 or 17%
Hollister-140 of which REO/Bank Owned-24 or 17%
Pendings:
San Benito County-198 of which REO/Bank Owned-35 or 18%
Hollister-161 of which REO/Bank Owned-30 or 19%
Absorption Rate:
San Benito County-1.01 month’s supply of inventory
Hollister-.88 month’s supply of inventory or 26 days
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Solds for the week: 4 (Actually 2 are late reporting’s)
High:$425,000 REO/Bank Owned, New Conv. 1st
Low: $210,000 REO/Bank Owned, FHA Loan
Full-Price/Over-Asking: 1 or 25%
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Sale Type
REO/Bank Owned: 3 or 75%
Equity Sale: 1 or 25% (Investor Flip)
Short Sale: None
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Financing Type
FHA Loan: 3 or 75%
New Conv. 1st: 1 or 25%
All CASH: None
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Wow! Another anemic week for the Sold’s.
Single Family Residential
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Actives:
San Benito County-197 of which REO/Bank Owned-33 or 17%
Hollister-136 of which REO/Bank Owned-25 or 18%
Pendings:
San Benito County-195 of which REO/Bank Owned-32 or 16%
Hollister-159 of which REO/Bank Owned-28 or 18%
Absorption Rate:
San Benito County- 1 month supply of inventory
Hollister-.86 month’s supply of inventory or 26 days
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Solds for the week: 8 (1 late reporting from the week before)
High-$449.500 Short Sale, New Conv. 1st
Low- $149,539 REO/Bank Owned, All CASH
Full-Price/Over-Asking-3 or 38%
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Sale Type:
REO/Bank Owned-4 or 50%
Short Sale-2 or 25%
Equity Sale-2 or 25%
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Financing Type:
FHA Loan-3 or 38%
New Conv. 1st-2 or 25%
All CASH-2 or 25%
VA Loan-1 or 12%
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Little better numbers this week! At least our absorption rate is not continuing to climb but it has gone up by about 30% over the summer. We’ll see if there’s the typical pickup in the market as the kids are starting to go back to school. Interest rates remain fabulous!
Single Family Residential
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Actives:
San Benito County-198 of which REO/Bank Owned-30 or 15%
Hollister-127 of which REO/Bank Owned-23 or 18%
Pendings:
San Benito County-198 of which REO/Bank Owned-32 or 16%
Hollister-160 of which REO/Bank Owned-27 or 17%
Absorption Rate:
San Benito County-.95 months supply of inventory or 29 days
Hollister-.79 months supply of inventory or 24 days
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Solds for the week: 2
High-$665,000 Equity Sale-FHA Loan
Low- $195,000 REO/Bank Owned-All CASH
Full-Price/Over-Asking-1 or 50%
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Sale Type:
REO-1 or 50%
Equity Sale-1 or 50%
Short Sales-none
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Financing Type:
FHA Loan-1 or 50%
All CASH- 1 or 50%
Conv. 1st-none
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Whoa! Just when you think it can’t get worse…2 closed sales this week….the short sales are suspiciously absent…what could that be? Another new ineffective government program? HAFA was rolled out the beginning of April…it’s August! Short Sale closings ought to be rockin and rollin by now 4 months, please a regular Short Sale can get done in that amount of time…just a thought…have no proof except the last 2 weeks the short sales closings have vanished….
Single Family Residential
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Active:
San Benito County-188 of which REO/Bank Owned-27 or 14%
Hollister-123 of which REO/Bank Owned-20 or 16%
Pending:
San Benito County-186 of which REO/Bank Owned-29 or 16%
Hollister-153 of which REO/Bank Owned-26 or 17%
Absorption Rate:
San Benito County-1.01 months supply of inventory
Hollister-.80 months supply of inventory or 24 days
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Solds for the week: 4 (are you kidding…thats pathetic)
High-$289,000 REO/Bank Owned, New Conv. 1st
Low- $175,000 REO/Bank Owned, FHA Loan
Full-Price or Over-Asking-4 or 100%
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Sale Type:
REO/Bank Owned-4 or 100%
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Financing Type:
New Conv. 1st-2 or 50%
FHA Loan-2 or 50%
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What is going on in the market? Is it the mid-summer dull-drums….does the economy sucks much worse than we’re lead to believe…our absorption rate has doubled in recent months….that being said we still technically have a shortage of listings. Our absorption rate is at 1 month a normal supply of inventory would be 3-6 months. Less than 3 is a seller’s market and more than 6 is a buyer’s market. Rates are incredible! I had a buyers loan get locked 2 days ago at 4.375 on a 30 year fixed….There’s no other way to put it…that’s a kick *** rate!
Single Family Residential
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Actives:
San Benito County-178 of which REO/Bank Owned-26 or 15%
Hollister-111 of which REO/Bank Owned-19 or 17%
Pending:
San Benito County-179 of which REO/Bank Owned-29 or 16%
Hollister-148 of which REO/Bank Owned-26 or 18%
Absorption Rate:
San Benito County-1 month supply of inventory
Hollister-.75 months supply of inventory or 23 days
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Solds for the week: 18 (couple of later reporting’s skew #’s)
High Sold: $700,000 Equity Sale, New Conv. 1st
Low Sold: $55,000 REO/Bank Owned, All Cash
Full-Price/Over-Asking: 7 or 39%
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Sale Type:
REO/Bank Owned-11 or 61%
Equity Sale-4 or 22%
Short Sale-3 or 17%
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Financing Type:
New Conv. 1st-7 or 39%
All Cash-5 or 28%
FHA Loan-4 or 22%
VA Loan-1 or 6%
USDA Loan-1 or 6%
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Wow! For some reason it feels like the market has fallen off a cliff…..Whatever cycle the market is in there is still a micro-cycle within and we are in what I call the dregs of summer! That being said…our absorption rate for the San Benito County has reached 1 month. We have not seen this number in probably 2 years. Interest Rates remain historically low i.e. around 4.5% but lending standards are tougher than we’ve ever seen. The economy seems worse than what we’re hearing in the news…..Our market values have come down about 58% from the peak so if you can make a purchase…it is an awesome time to buy!
Single Family Residential
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Actives:
San Benito County-166 of which REO/Bank Owned-27 or 16%
Hollister-100 of which REO/Bank Owned-21 or 21%
Pendings:
San Benito County-200 of which REO/Bank Owned-35 or 18%
Hollister-162 of which REO/Bank Owned-29 or 18%
Absorption Rate:
San Benito County-.83 months supply of inventory or 25 days
Hollister-.62 months supply of inventory or 19 days
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Solds for the week: 11
High-$890,000 Equity Sale, New Conv. 1st
Low- $149,000 REO/Bank Owned, All Cash
Full-Price/Over-Asking: 3 or 27%
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Sale Type:
REO/Bank Owned-6 or 55%
Equity Sale-3 or 27% (1 was a investor flip)
Short Sale-2 or 18%
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Financing Type:
All Cash-5 or 45%
New Conv. 1st-5 or 45%
VA Loan-1 or 10%
FHA Loan-none
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Interesting week for the Solds. A couple of high selling properties both with more than $100,000 price reductions. Another interesting note is the number of all cash transactions! Wow…cash is still king!
It appears we are in the most difficult lending environment the industry has seen in a very long time if ever. Transactions almost never close on time. If you’re closing is only a couple days late count yourself as a lucky one. I have one transaction right now that has been in contract since May 15th and the buyer’s are just starting hope for loan docs to come next week!
Because of the difficult lending environment on my listings I’m now asking for the following:
1. BofA Pre-Qual (required on my BofA REO’s)
2. Pre-Approval from the buyers lender of choice including that lender’s DU Approval/DU Findings
3. Proof of Down-Payment/Funds to close
If a buyer can provide all of that…they’re serious about closing the deal!
Single Family Residential
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Actives:
San Benito County-173 of which REO/Bank Owned-29 or 17%
Hollister -106 of which REO/Bank Owned-24 or 23%
Pendings:
San Benito County-196 of which REO/Bank Owned-36 or 18%
Hollister-156 of which REO/Bank Owned-30 or 19%
Absorption Rate:
San Benito County-.88 months supply of inventory or 26-days
Hollister-.68 months supply of inventory or 14-days
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Solds for the weeks: 10
High-$357,950 Short Sale, FHA Loan
Low- $105,000 REO/Bank Owned, All Cash
Full-Price/Over-Asking-8 or 80%
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Sale Type:
REO/Bank Owned-6 or 60%
Short Sale-3 or 30%
Equity Sale-1 or 10%
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Financing Type:
FHA Loan-7 or 70%
All Cash-2 or 20%
New Conv. 1st-1 or 10%
Single Family Residential
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Active Homes:
San Benito County-173 of which REO/Bank Owned-25 or 14%
Hollister-105 of which REO/Bank Owned-21 or 10%
Pending Homes:
San Benito County-195 of which REO/Bank Owned-38 or 19%
Hollister-157 of which REO/Bank Owned-32 or 20%
Absorption Rate:
San Benito County-.89 months supply of inventory or 27-days
Hollister-.67 months supply of inventory or 20-days
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Solds for the week: 13
High-$396,000 Equity Sale, New Conv 1st
Low- $142,000 REO/Bank Owned, FHA Loan
Full-Price/Over-Asking-9 or 71%
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Sale Type:
Equity Sale-5 or 38%
Investor Flip-2 or 15% of the total solds
REO/Bank Owned-4 or 31%
Short Sale-4 or 31%
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Financing Type:
FHA Loan-6 or 46%
New Conv 1st-5 or 38%
VA Loan-1 or 8%
All Cash-1 or 8%
Single Family Residential
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Actives:
San Benito County-176 of which REO/Bank Owned-28 or 16%
Hollister-106 of which REO/Bank Owned-25 or 24%
Pendings:
San Benito County-207 of which REO/Bank Owned-38 or 18%
Hollister-170 of which REO/Bank Owned-31 or 18%
Absorption Rate:
San Benito County-.85 months supply of inventory or 26-days
Hollister-.62 months supply of inventory or 19-days
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Solds for the week: 12
High-$445,000 Equity Sale, New Conv. 1st
Low- $157,000 REO/Bank Owned, New Conv. 1st
Full-Price/Over-Asking: 9 or 75%
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Sale Type
REO/Bank Owned: 5 or 42%
Equity Sale: 4 or 33% of those 3 were Flips or 25% of total
Short Sale: 3 or 25%
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Financing Type
New Conv 1st: 7 or 58%
FHA Loan: 5 or 42%
No CASH deals this week!
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Wow! 25% of the total Solds were Investor Flips! There’s a new seller in the neighborhood….better pay attention!
Single Family Residential
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Actives:
San Benito Couny-167 of which REO/Bank Owned-26 or 16%
Hollister-99 of which REO/Bank Owned-24 or 24%
Pendings:
San Benito County-206 of which REO/Bank Owned-38 or 18%
Hollister-170 of which REO/Bank Owned-32 or 19%
Absorption Rate:
San Benito County-.81 months supply of inventory or 24-days
Hollister-.58 months supply of inventory or 17-days
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Solds for the week: 9
High-$530,000 Equity Sale-All CASH
Low- $145,000 Equity Sale-Seller carried New 1st
Full-Price or Over-Asking-2 or 22%
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Sale Type:
Equity Sale-6 or 67%
Short Sale- 2 or 22%
REO/Bank Owned-1 or 11%
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Financing Type:
New Conv. 1st-3 or 33%
FHA Loan- 2 or 22%
All CASH- 3 or 22%
VA Loan- 1 or 11%
Seller Financing-1 or 11%
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Wow! Equity Sales still rule the day and a new one….Seller Financing!
