Realty Executives of Northern Arizona
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An Overview of 2021 and What's to Come
Well, it was an interesting year in Real Estate in Flagstaff and Northern Arizona in 2021 and as we progress into 2022, the market has not changed.
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All through 2021 we were plagued by extremely low inventory of homes, and a very strong buyer base. Cash sales rose to 27.56% of all homes, up from 19.86% in 2010. Days on Market dropped from 92 days in 2020 to 52 days in 2021 and the average per sq. ft. price skyrocketed above $310.40 for 2021, up from $250.46 in 2020, a figure we never saw coming.
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Now to some, this housing price increase is reminiscent to the early 2000’s which then brought on the housing crash in 2009’ish.
BUT HONESTLY, today and 2009 are as different as an apple and orange.
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Back to 2009, we had loan practices that allow folks to refinance their homes and use that money for most anything, along with very loose qualification practices, driving a pricing frenzy that drove up pricing of homes. On top of this, we had an overabundance of homes on the market.
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Move to today, the situation has reversed. As I write this article on Wednesday Feb 16th, we had only 47 homes of all types on the market in the General Flagstaff area. We should have 300-500 homes on the market. With that said, we have as many 500 buyers out there waiting to find the right home, and as last year showed, 28% of those are cash, so they are not hindered by the loan and appraisal process, so offer prices are coming in some cases well above asking list price. It is seldom we see an offer and sold price that is at list or below.
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I bring this up because the comment we are getting throughout the Real Estate industry, ‘The Bubble will Burst’. Today reverse that, with very few homes and very large number of buyers. So, what can cause a dramatic decrease in housing? |
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Since we are in uncharted territory, few know what will happen in 2022.
We have lots of builders out there at full capacity, with new developments on the books. Is it enough? Are there jobs to sustain today’s prices? Or will buyers slowly move to the outskirts of Flagstaff: Bellemont, Parks, Williams to the west, or Winslow to the East, or even Munds Park and further, to the South?
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What we do know today, Sellers
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About the Authors:
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Jeff Ross * Renee Gaun 928-607-5556 Jeff
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