“My home is in Heaven. I’m just traveling through this world.” Billy Graham
It is hard to be sad at Billy Graham’s passing because he is finally home. He has inspired us for many years and I will miss him.
I wanted to share my thoughts on the local real estate market and the new tax law related to the housing industry.
The Northeast Florida Association of Realtors market stats for February show a very similar trend to last year. January and February historically are less active for contracts and closings with our market heating up in the spring.
Pending sales were up slightly (0.1%) from 2,356 last February to 2,358 this year. Closed sales were down 4.3% from 1,857 last February to 1,778 this year. Read more

“Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.”  John Wooden
The Northeast Florida Association of Realtors market stats for January shows the same trends we have seen for the last few years. There were 2,105 pending sales in January up 1% over last January. We have averaged 2,426 sales per month over the last 12 months.
We had 1,526 closed transactions in January which is an 11.5% decrease from last January. One month of activity doesn’t worry me because we were up around 10% for October, November and December.
The median sales price of $204,060 is up 17% from last January but is lower than November and December median price following the similar trend we see every year. The average sales price is the same story. The $244,795 average sales price is up 12.5% over last January but down from the last few months. Read more

“It is the set of the sails, not the direction of the wind that determines which way we will go.” Jim Rohn

The Northeast Florida Association of Realtors market stats for November continue to show positive trends increasing over 2016 in all categories. New listings of 2,556 are up 7% over last November and up 1% year to date. Pending sales of 2,242 are up 14% over November 2016 and up 5% year to date. Closed sales of 2,028 are up 0.4% over last November and 1.5% year to date.
Prices continue to rise with the median sales price of $210,350 showing a 10.5% increase year to date over 2016. The average sales price of $254,947 is up 8.6% year to date. Inventory continues to decline with 7,594 homes for sale which is down 20% and a 3.1 months supply of inventory which is down 24.4%. A balanced market is 5 to 6 months of inventory so we continue to be in a seller’s market.

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