Ocala Florida Real Estate Statistics November 2008
According to OMCAR (Ocala Marion County Board of Realtors) from the end of November of 2007 to November 30, 2008 the average sales price for residential homes fell from $176,901 to $122,019 for a decrease of 45%. The average list price fell from $190,108 to $131,207 or a decline of 44% for the same 12 months period.
The average price per square foot of living area for residential homes fell from $107 a year ago to $77 by the end of November 2008.The median sales price fell from $150,000 to $118,250 for a decline of 27%. Our MLS has 6992 active listings as of the December 16, 2008, which shows a small decrease in inventory. Inventory has been declining slightly since December 2007. 146 homes sold through the Ocala Marion County MLS in November, which is an absorption rate of 32 (which means a home would take 32 months to sell at the current rate of sales).
Buyers are in the driver seat and finding excellent values in Ocala/Marion County. Interest rates are at an all time low. For more detailed statistics or a free market analysis, please call or e-mail us.
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March 25th, 2009 at 1:30 pm
[...] Even though we still see negative numbers on the yearly comparison, we definitely see improvement in the decreasing numbers. Our inventory has come down from over 8000 in 2006 to 6723 as of the writing of this article, and we actually have sold more homes in December of 2008, than in December of 2007. Buyer interest is definitely increasing. Interest rates are at an all time low dipping below 5% for a 30 year fixed rate. In my humble opinion, I see lots of signs of having reached or being very close to the bottom. You can see the difference between the December 2008 Ocala Real Estate Statistics and the November 2008 Ocala Real Estate Statistics. [...]