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Closing Strong: Florida Single-Family Closed Sales

Florida’s housing market has improved in 2012 compared to 2011, and keeps pushing forward. The year is closing out strong with sales and prices continuing their positive trends. With one month left to go, let’s look at the progress in November as well as year-to-date.
Florida’s pending sales were significantly higher in November. Single-family homes had 45.8% more pending sales in November 2012 than November 2011. Townhouse-condo pending sales were up 30%. Closed sales show a similar trend – increased pending sales push some closed sales through even with hurdles in the market. Both single-family and townhouse-condos closed sales increased from last year. The more exciting news – looking at the difference in the year-to-date numbers – is a 13,703 improvement in single-family closed sales and an 880 increase in townhouse-condos for the year as a whole.


Prices have been even more positive for the market. Every month in 2012 has reported a higher median price than the same month in 2011. This comes as no surprise, as investors grab inventory at the lower end of the market. In November 2012, the single-family median price was $150,000 versus $134,000 in 2011. Townhouse-condo median price improved from $91,000 to $112,000 over the same period.
The positive change in median price has correlated with sellers receiving more of their asking price. In November, single-family sellers received 92% and townhouse-condo sellers received nearly 93% of their original list price. Realistic sellers who price their house to market conditions are even receiving multiple offers.
Florida’s market is tipping toward sellers. Months’ supply of inventory is at 5.1-months for single-family homes and 5.3-months for townhouse and condos, dipping below the 5.5-month threshold that signifies a balanced market.
The Sunshine State’s housing market has been recovering all year. Sales and prices have increased and inventory has dropped. Some areas of the state and price ranges may have lower or higher inventory. Therefore, it’s smart to advise each client with information tailored to their needs, allowing you to stand out as the industry professional.

-- Erica Cross, research analyst, Florida Realtors

The Employment Situation in December

While more work remains to be done, today’s employment report provides further evidence that the U.S. economy is continuing to heal from the wounds inflicted by the worst downturn since the Great Depression. It is critical that we continue the policies that are building an economy that works for the middle class as we dig our way out of the deep hole that was caused by the severe recession that began in December 2007.

With the passage of the American Taxpayer Relief Act earlier this week, more than 98 percent of Americans and 97 percent of small businesses now have certainty that their income taxes will not rise. Additionally, unemployment insurance was extended for two million Americans who are searching for a job, and companies will continue to receive tax credits for the research that they do and continue to have tax incentives to accelerate investment in their businesses. By allowing income tax cuts for the top 2 percent of earners to expire, this legislation further reduces the deficit by $737 billion over the next decade. It is important that we continue to move toward a sustainable federal budget in a responsible way that balances revenue and spending while protecting critical investments in the economy and essential support for our most vulnerable citizens.

Today’s report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shows that private sector businesses added 168,000 jobs in December. Total non-farm payroll employment rose by 155,000 jobs last month. The economy has now added private sector jobs for 34 straight months, and a total of 5.8 million jobs have been added over that period, taking account of the preliminary benchmark revision. In 2012, private businesses added two million payroll jobs, taking account of the preliminary benchmark revision.

The household survey showed that the unemployment rate was unchanged at 7.8 percent in December. The unemployment rate in November was revised from 7.7 percent to 7.8 percent as a result of BLS’s annual update of seasonal factors. The labor force participation rate was also unchanged at 63.6 percent in December. Over the last 12 months, the unemployment rate has decreased by 0.7 percentage point as a result of growing employment, and the labor force participation rate has been essentially unchanged.

According to the establishment survey, in December employment rose notably in the health care and social assistance industry (+55,000), restaurants and bars (+38,000), construction (+30,000), and manufacturing (+25,000). The manufacturing sector has added jobs in 30 of the last 35 months, gaining half a million jobs over that period, the most for any such period since the late-1980s. Payrolls rose in both residential and non-residential construction jobs. Retail trade lost 11,300 jobs, following gains totaling 161,300 over the previous four months. Government lost 13,000 jobs in December, mostly in local government education, which lost 11,500 jobs. The local government education sector has now lost 294,400 jobs since its recent peak in November 2009.

As the Administration stresses every month, the monthly employment and unemployment figures can be volatile, and payroll employment estimates can be subject to substantial revision. Therefore, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report and it is informative to consider each report in the context of other data that are becoming available..

by Alan B. Krueger, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers

What You Must Know About Home Appraisals

Appraisal value does not mean market value. Home owners prefer to have lower appraisal value to pay less property taxes. If you think the appraisal value of your home is too low, you can seek a second opinion.

Understanding how appraisals work will help you achieve a quick and profitable refinance or sale.

 

When you refinance or sell your home, the lender will insist that you get an appraisal—an opinion of the value of your home based on what similar homes in your area have sold for in recent months.

Here are five tips about the appraised value of your home.

1. An appraisal isn’t an exact science

When appraisers evaluate a home’s value, they’re giving their best opinion based on how the home’s features stack up against those of similar homes recently sold nearby. One appraiser may factor in a recent sale, but another may consider that sale too long ago, or the home too different, or too far away to be a fair comparison. The result can be differences in the values two separate appraisers set for your home.

2. Appraisals have different purposes

If the appraisal is being used by a lender giving a loan on the home, the appraised value will be the lower of market value (what it would sell for on the open market today) and the price you paid for the house if you recently bought it.

An appraisal being used to figure out how much to insure your home for or to determine your property taxes may rely on other factors and arrive at different values. For example, though an appraisal for a home loan evaluates today’s market value, an appraisal for insurance purposes calculates what it would cost to rebuild your home at today’s building material and labor rates, which can result in two different numbers.

Appraisals are also different from CMAs, or competitive market analyses. In a CMA, a real estate agent relies on market expertise to estimate how much your home will sell for in a specific time period. The price your home will sell for in 30 days may be different than the price your home will sell for in 120 days. Because real estate agents don’t follow the rules appraisers do, there can be variations between CMAs and appraisals on the same home.

3. An appraisal is a snapshot

Home prices shift, and appraised values will shift with those market changes. Your home may be appraised at $150,000 today, but in two months when you refinance or list it for sale, the appraised value could be lower or higher depending on how your market has performed.

4. Appraisals don’t factor in your personal issues

You may have a reason you must sell immediately, such as a job loss or transfer, which can affect the amount of money you’ll accept to complete the transaction in your time frame. An appraisal doesn’t consider those personal factors.

5. You can ask for a second opinion

If your home appraisal comes back at a value you believe is too low, you can request that a second appraisal be performed by a different appraiser. You, or potential buyers, if they’ve requested the appraisal, will have to pay for the second appraisal. But it may be worth it to keep the sale from collapsing from a faulty appraisal. On the other hand, the appraisal may be accurate, and it may be a sign that you need to adjust your pricing or the size of the loan you’re refinancing.

By: G. M. Filisko
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