Quarterly Market: 2Nd Quarter
Quarterly Market: 2Nd Quarter
Market
Report
2nd QUARTER
April–June, 2010
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& Associates
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the most up-to-date
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A personal message
from Owner & President
Neal Hanks, Jr.
A
s we predicted in our last market report, the
closing numbers for our region continued to
improve in the second quarter of 2010 creating
an impressive year over year increase for the first half of the year, as shown on the adjoining page. These
increases have been fueled by low interest rates, an improving economy and let’s not forget the significant
impact of the tax incentives which were a part of the federal stimulus package. The combination of the three
created a reasonably strong wind in the sails of the real estate industry during the first four months of the year.
Unfortunately, as the tax credits expired in April, pending sales slowed in May and June and were below levels
achieved in 2009. Closings remained strong as many folks worked hard to close transactions before the June
30 closing deadline associated with the homebuyer tax credit program. The deadline was extended at the end of
the month until September 30th but many transactions were in fact closed during the month. It is my expectation
that closings for July and possibly August will be below 2009 levels based upon the reduced sales pace of the
last two months.
Many industry experts have predicted that the second half of 2010 will be weaker than the first. This assumption
was based upon the expected impact of the expiration of tax incentives and the prediction of rising interest rates.
While the tax credits have indeed expired, the wild card that is getting very little press is interest rates. Interest
rates have not yet risen as expected; in fact they have fallen to historically low levels. As of this writing, fixed rate
30 year mortgages are below 4.5%. No, that is not a typo. Fixed rate mortgages below 4.5%! Interest rates that
low beat an eight thousand dollar tax credit hands down. Unfortunately, the news media has been much more
focused upon the expiration of government incentives than the increased buying power a reduction in interest
rates of this magnitude creates for purchasers of real estate.
Inventory levels remain at high levels in our region with an average absorption rate of over two years. Until
sales increase enough to reduce inventory levels we will continue to experience downward pressure upon
prices. While that may cause some buyers to consider waiting in hopes lower pricing, any increase in interest
rates could offset potential gains realized by falling prices. I continue to believe that now is an excellent time to
buy real estate in Western North Carolina and that many folks will be looking back in the years ahead wishing
that they had done so in 2010! Of course it takes confidence to invest in real estate; hopefully an improving
economy and some positive news on the employment front will give many the confidence that they need to take
advantage of what one day may be seen as an opportunity of a lifetime!
Whether you are buying or selling real estate, the counsel of experienced professionals is an important factor
in making wise decisions. The experienced broker associates at Beverly-Hanks and Associates stand ready to
assist you and would consider it a privilege to do so.
Warm Regards
W. Neal Hanks, Jr.
A P R I L – J U N E
Polk 45 45 0%
Rutherford 94 80 +18%
Transylvania 135 90 +50%
NOTE: Information as reported by the North Carolina Mountains Multiple Listing Service. The North Carolina Mountains Multiple Listing Service
does not guarantee or is in any way responsible for its accuracy. Data maintained by the Multiple Listing Service may not reflect all real
estate activity in the market. These figures are based upon actual closed transactions as reported through the above mentioned service.
* These totals and averages include all sales reported through the North Carolina Mountains Multiple Listing Service.
Quarterly Market Report
5 1 2 5 6 8 27
$700,000–$799,000 1 2 2 1 1 2 9 1.5 205 136.7
$800,000–$899,999 1 1 0 3 0 6 1 153 153
$900,000–$999,999 1 2 1 1 4 1 10 1.7 152 89.4
$1 Million–$1.9 Million 4 2 6 5 5 4 26 4.3 426 99.1
$2 Million–$2.9 Million 0 1 0 1 0 2 4 0.7 68 97.1
$3 Million–$4.9 Million 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 unknown
$5 Million Plus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 unknown
TOTALS 255 236 378 463 452 564 2,348 391.3 9,668 24.7
Buncombe County
YTD
YTD 7/1/2010
Monthly Absorption
Units Active
Average Rate**
Sold Units
PRICE RANGE JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Units Sold
$700,000–$799,000 1 1 2 0 1 0 5 0.8 76 95
$800,000–$899,999 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 0.5 54 108
$900,000–$999,999 0 1 0 1 2 1 5 0.8 65 81.2
$1 Million–$1.9 Million 3 1 3 3 2 2 14 2.3 211 91.7
$2 Million–$2.9 Million 0 1 0 1 0 2 4 0.6 25 41.7
$3 Million–$4.9 Million 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 unknown
$5 Million Plus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 unknown
TOTALS 122 113 205 240 214 259 1,153 192.2 3,509 18.3
NOTE: Information as reported by the North Carolina Mountains Multiple Listing Service. The North Carolina Mountains Multiple Listing Service does not
guarantee or is in any way responsible for its accuracy. Data maintained by the Multiple Listing Service may not reflect all real estate activity in the
market. These figures are based upon actual closed transactions as reported through the above mentioned service.
** Absorption Rate: The “projected” months it will take to absorb all of the listings in a particular price range.
Henderson County
YTD
YTD 7/1/2010
Monthly Absorption
Units Active
Average Rate**
Sold Units
PRICE RANGE JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Units Sold
$0–$74,999 3 2 6 4 6 8 29 4.8 19 4
$75,000–$149,999 16 14 24 26 33 32 145 24.2 318 13.1
$150,000–$199,999 14 8 15 28 24 22 111 18.5 341 18.4
$200,000–$249,999 8 8 15 17 10 21 79 13.2 303 22.9
$250,000–$299,999 3 4 9 6 18 13 53 8.8 211 24
$300,000–$349,999 5 2 4 7 5 9 32 5.3 157 29.6
$350,000–$399,999 2 5 0 3 5 7 22 3.7 141 38.1
$400,000–$449,999 1 1 1 2 0 5 10 1.7 65 38.2
$450,000–$499,999 4 0 0 2 2 5 13 2.2 53 24.1
$500,000–$549,999 1 0 3 0 1 2 7 1.2 39 32.5
$550,000–$599,999 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.2 51 255
$600,000–$699,000 1 0 0 3 0 4 8 1.3 49 37.7
2010 Totals
$700,000–$799,000 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.2 31 155
$800,000–$899,999 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.2 21 105
$900,000–$999,999 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.3 14 46.7
$1 Million–$1.9 Million 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 0.5 42 84
$2 Million–$2.9 Million 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 unknown
$3 Million–$4.9 Million 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 unknown
$5 Million Plus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 unknown
TOTALS 59 44 79 99 105 131 517 86.2 1866 21.6
Haywood County
YTD
YTD 7/1/2010
Monthly Absorption
Units Active
Average Rate**
Sold Units
PRICE RANGE JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Units Sold
NOTE: Information as reported by the North Carolina Mountains Multiple Listing Service. The North Carolina Mountains Multiple Listing Service does not
guarantee or is in any way responsible for its accuracy. Data maintained by the Multiple Listing Service may not reflect all real estate activity in the
market. These figures are based upon actual closed transactions as reported through the above mentioned service.
** Absorption Rate: The “projected” months it will take to absorb all of the listings in a particular price range.
Quarterly Market Report
$0–$74,999 4 0 7 2 7 10 30 5 38 7.6
$75,000–$149,999 2 2 3 8 6 5 26 4.3 63 14.6
$150,000–$199,999 0 4 1 3 3 1 12 2 83 41.5
$200,000–$249,999 0 1 1 0 2 3 7 1.2 64 53.3
$250,000–$299,999 1 0 1 2 0 1 5 0.8 71 88.7
$300,000–$349,999 1 1 0 2 3 0 7 1.2 39 32.5
$350,000–$399,999 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0.3 39 130
$400,000–$449,999 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.3 19 63.3
$450,000–$499,999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 unknown
$500,000–$549,999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 unknown
$550,000–$599,999 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.2 13 65
$600,000–$699,000 0.2 10 50
2010 Totals
0 0 0 0 1 0 1
$700,000–$799,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 unknown
$800,000–$899,999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 unknown
$900,000–$999,999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 unknown
$1 Million–$1.9 Million 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.3 10 33.3
$2 Million–$2.9 Million 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 unknown
$3 Million–$4.9 Million 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 unknown
$5 Million Plus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 unknown
TOTALS 10 8 16 17 22 22 95 15.8 512 32.4
Polk County
YTD
YTD 7/1/2010
Monthly Absorption
Units Active
Average Rate**
Sold Units
PRICE RANGE JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Units Sold
$700,000–$799,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 unknown
$800,000–$899,999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 unknown
$900,000–$999,999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 unknown
$1 Million–$1.9 Million 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.2 25 135
$2 Million–$2.9 Million 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 unknown
$3 Million–$4.9 Million 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 unknown
$5 Million Plus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 unknown
TOTALS 9 4 4 6 8 14 45 7.5 399 53.2
NOTE: Information as reported by the North Carolina Mountains Multiple Listing Service. The North Carolina Mountains Multiple Listing Service does not
guarantee or is in any way responsible for its accuracy. Data maintained by the Multiple Listing Service may not reflect all real estate activity in the
market. These figures are based upon actual closed transactions as reported through the above mentioned service.
** Absorption Rate: The “projected” months it will take to absorb all of the listings in a particular price range.
Transylvania County
YTD
YTD 7/1/2010
Monthly Absorption
Units Active
Average Rate**
Sold Units
PRICE RANGE JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Units Sold
$0–$74,999 2 1 1 2 2 4 12 2 11 5.5
$75,000–$149,999 4 3 2 10 5 6 30 5 89 17.8
$150,000–$199,999 3 5 4 7 7 4 30 5 112 22.4
$200,000–$249,999 0 5 1 3 2 6 17 2.8 110 39.3
$250,000–$299,999 0 1 0 0 4 5 10 1.7 91 53.5
$300,000–$349,999 3 1 4 1 0 0 9 1.6 63 39.4
$350,000–$399,999 0 0 2 1 1 1 5 0.8 69 86.2
$400,000–$449,999 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.2 29 145
$450,000–$499,999 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0.5 51 102
$500,000–$549,999 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0.3 25 83.3
$550,000–$599,999 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 0.5 45 90
$600,000–$699,000 2 0 0 1 2 1 6 1 38 38
2010 Totals
$700,000–$799,000 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.2 29 145
$800,000–$899,999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 unknown
$900,000–$999,999 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.2 24 120
$1 Million–$1.9 Million 0 0 0 2 2 1 5 0.8 49 61.2
$2 Million–$2.9 Million 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 unknown
$3 Million–$4.9 Million 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 unknown
$5 Million Plus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 unknown
TOTALS 15 18 15 29 30 28 135 22.5 873 38.8
Madison County
YTD
YTD 7/1/2010
Monthly Absorption
Units Active
Average Rate**
Sold Units
PRICE RANGE JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Units Sold
$600,000–$699,000 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.2 10 50
$700,000–$799,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 unknown
$800,000–$899,999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 unknown
$900,000–$999,999 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.2 7 35
$1 Million–$1.9 Million 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 unknown
$2 Million–$2.9 Million 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 unknown
$3 Million–$4.9 Million 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 unknown
$5 Million Plus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 unknown
TOTALS 4 5 6 9 12 18 54 9 345 38.3
NOTE: Information as reported by the North Carolina Mountains Multiple Listing Service. The North Carolina Mountains Multiple Listing Service does not
guarantee or is in any way responsible for its accuracy. Data maintained by the Multiple Listing Service may not reflect all real estate activity in the
market. These figures are based upon actual closed transactions as reported through the above mentioned service.
** Absorption Rate: The “projected” months it will take to absorb all of the listings in a particular price range.
Quarterly Market Report
$100,000–$200,000 5 12 1 3 6 9 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 17 27
$200,000–$300,000 6 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 9 4
$300,000–$400,000 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3
$400,000–$500,000 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2010 Totals
$500,000–$750,000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
$750,000–$1,000,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$1 Million+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$300,000–$400,000 61 15 18 1 4 15 33 156
$400,000–$500,000 23 2 4 0 0 6 19 59
$500,000–$750,000 37 0 7 0 0 3 11 65
$7500,000–$1,000,000
2010 Totals
16 0 0 0 0 2 2 20
$1 Million+ 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 11
Totals as of 4/05/10 1451 1144 939 216 141 601 694 5506
NOTE: Information as reported by the North Carolina Mountains Multiple Listing Service. The North Carolina Mountains Multiple Listing Service does
not guarantee or is in any way responsible for its accuracy. Data maintained by the Multiple Listing Service may not reflect all real estate activity
in the market. These figures are based upon actual closed transactions as reported through the above mentioned service.
Sold Properties
Properties Sold Year to Date 2010
by the Top 5 WNC Real Estate Firms
Property Types: residential, improved and unimproved
$254,206,260
$166,828,943
$42,311,205 $39,035,803
$31,942,196
Keller
Williams ReMax
Professionals Prudential Mountain Century 21
Asheville Lifestyles Realty Mtn Lifestyle
NOTE: Information as reported by the North Carolina Mountains Multiple Listing Service. The North Carolina Mountains Multiple Listing Service does
not guarantee or is in any way responsible for its accuracy. Data maintained by the Multiple Listing Service may not reflect all real estate activity
in the market. These figures are based upon actual closed transactions as reported through the above mentioned service.
2010 Second Quarter Snapshot
600
500
400
300
200
100
2008 - 509
2009 - 493
2008 - 483
2009 - 449
2008 - 397
2009 - 449
2008 - 423
2009 - 471
2008 - 293
2009 - 390
2008 - 327
2009 - 406
2008 - 374
2009 - 217
2010 - 255
2008 - 391
2009 - 264
2008 - 460
2009 - 352
2010 - 378
2008 - 472
2009 - 313
2010 - 463
2008 - 530
2009 - 349
2010 - 452
2008 - 491
2010 - 564
2009 - 442
2010 - 236
JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE
Percentage
Beverly-Hanks of First
& Associates Quarter Closed Residential Sales by Price
1% 4%
1,000,000+ $500,000 - $999,999
15%
$300,000 - $499,999
80%
Up to $299,999
*These totals and averages include all sales reported through the North Carolina Mountains Multiple Listing Service.
Note: Information as reported by the North Carolina Mountains Multiple Listing Service. The North Carolina Mountains Multiple Listing Service does not guarantee or
is in any way responsible for its accuracy. Data maintained by the Multiple Listing Service may not reflect all real estate activity in the market. These figures are based
upon actual closed transactions as reported through the above mentioned service.
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