Greater Miami, the epicenter of the Florida housing crash, now has fewer than 10,000 single-family houses for resale following a 1.5 percent drop in inventory in the last week, according to a new report from Condo Vultures® LLC.
In Miami-Dade County there are 9,998 single-family houses for resale, down from 10,154 houses on July 27 and 10,301 houses on July 20. Back in November, there were 16,554 houses for resale in Miami-Dade County during the week of Thanksgiving, according to the Condo Vultures® report produced using Florida Association of Realtors data.
"First-time home buyers and investors are buying up appropriately priced homes," said Peter Zalewski, a principal with the Bal Harbour, Fla.-based real estate consultancy Condo Vultures®. "All things being equal, buyers are opting for single-family homes at a greater rate than condominium units and townhouses."
Of the 75,792 residences for resale in the tricounty South Florida region, single-family houses account for 39 percent, or 29,408, of the total inventory. Condominium units and townhouses account for the remaining 61 percent, or 46,384 resales, according to the report.
On a county-by-county basis, Palm Beach leads the region with the greatest number of single-family houses for resale with 10,202. Miami-Dade is second, and Broward is third with 9,208 single-family houses for resale.
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Peter Zalewski of Condo Vultures® can be reached at 800-750-0517 or by email at peter@condovultures.com. Don't forget to sign up for our weekly Market Intelligence Report™ for detailed condo reports. Looking for a property at a deep discount? You are encouraged to take a peek at the Vultures Database™ or our Video Gallery. Interested in buying multiple units from developers or banks? Be sure to visit the Condo Vultures® Bulk Deals Database. Our new books, the Official Condo Buyers Guide to Miami™ and Miami's Great Condo Crash: A Chronicle of the Boom and Bust™ are now available. Want to see every foreclosure filed in South Florida since 2007? Check out our Foreclosure Database™.
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Saturday, May 16, 2009
Expert: Florida Housing To Bottom By Mid-2010
National real estate consultant Jack McCabe, one of the first analysts to predict South Florida’s housing bubble and bust, projects that the Florida housing market is within a year of hitting bottom.
McCabe, president and chief executive of McCabe Research & Consulting LLC in Deerfield Beach, Fla., estimates residential values are within 15 percent of their lowest levels, and he expects the remaining price drop to occur in the next four quarters.
“I think 2009 is going to be the toughest year of this downturn for the state of Florida,” McCabe said in an exclusive video interview with CondoVultures.com. “I really see next year – about mid-2010 – that, I think, we are finally going to reach the bottom, or what everybody has been calling the bottom.”
The hour-long McCabe video interview where he discusses Florida’s past, present, and future with Peter Zalewski, a principal with the Bal Harbour, Fla.-based real estate consultancy Condo Vultures®, is available in its entirety in the White Papers section of CondoVultures.com.McCabe disagrees with some on Wall Street that Florida residential pricing will still fall an additional 35 percent in the upcoming months.
“I don’t think it is going to be that severe,” McCabe said. “I think the worst is behind us, but I still believe we have another 10 to 15 percent drop because of the unemployment and the foreclosures depressing prices, and the amount of inventory we have yet to absorb.”
The bottom may be within McCabe’s sight but he doesn’t expect Florida prices to appreciate in the foreseeable future.
“I don’t think it is going to be a V-shape recovery,” McCabe said. “I think this is going to be more like an L shape [recovery]. We are going to see prices remain along that bottom potentially into 2012 before we see any type of appreciation at all. “When we do, it is going to be more in line with historical trends of about six percent [appreciation] a year. We have a ways to go yet.”
Peter Zalewski of Condo Vultures® can be reached at 800-750-0517 or by email at peter@condovultures.com Don't forget to sign up for our weekly Market Intelligence Report™ for detailed condo reports. Looking for a property at a deep discount? You are encouraged to take a peek at the Vultures Database™. Our new books, the Official Condo Buyers Guide to Miami™ and Miami's Great Condo Crash: A Chronicle of the Boom and Bust™ are now available. Want to see every foreclosure filed in South Florida since 2007? Check out our Foreclosure Database™.
Copyright © 2009, Condo Vultures® LLC
McCabe, president and chief executive of McCabe Research & Consulting LLC in Deerfield Beach, Fla., estimates residential values are within 15 percent of their lowest levels, and he expects the remaining price drop to occur in the next four quarters.
“I think 2009 is going to be the toughest year of this downturn for the state of Florida,” McCabe said in an exclusive video interview with CondoVultures.com. “I really see next year – about mid-2010 – that, I think, we are finally going to reach the bottom, or what everybody has been calling the bottom.”
The hour-long McCabe video interview where he discusses Florida’s past, present, and future with Peter Zalewski, a principal with the Bal Harbour, Fla.-based real estate consultancy Condo Vultures®, is available in its entirety in the White Papers section of CondoVultures.com.McCabe disagrees with some on Wall Street that Florida residential pricing will still fall an additional 35 percent in the upcoming months.
“I don’t think it is going to be that severe,” McCabe said. “I think the worst is behind us, but I still believe we have another 10 to 15 percent drop because of the unemployment and the foreclosures depressing prices, and the amount of inventory we have yet to absorb.”
The bottom may be within McCabe’s sight but he doesn’t expect Florida prices to appreciate in the foreseeable future.
“I don’t think it is going to be a V-shape recovery,” McCabe said. “I think this is going to be more like an L shape [recovery]. We are going to see prices remain along that bottom potentially into 2012 before we see any type of appreciation at all. “When we do, it is going to be more in line with historical trends of about six percent [appreciation] a year. We have a ways to go yet.”
Peter Zalewski of Condo Vultures® can be reached at 800-750-0517 or by email at peter@condovultures.com Don't forget to sign up for our weekly Market Intelligence Report™ for detailed condo reports. Looking for a property at a deep discount? You are encouraged to take a peek at the Vultures Database™. Our new books, the Official Condo Buyers Guide to Miami™ and Miami's Great Condo Crash: A Chronicle of the Boom and Bust™ are now available. Want to see every foreclosure filed in South Florida since 2007? Check out our Foreclosure Database™.
Copyright © 2009, Condo Vultures® LLC
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
South Florida's Resale Inventory Drops 11% Since November
South Florida's residential inventory has slipped by 11.3 percent since Thanksgiving week of Nov. 24 while the number of pending sales during the same period has increased by 35.2 percent, according to a new report by Condo Vultures® LLC.
South Florida now has 95,409 residential resale properties on the market in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties as of March 23 compared to 107,527 residences for resale on Nov. 24, a decrease of 12,118, according to the report.
As of March 23, pending sales totaled 12,576 compared to 9,302 on Nov. 24, an increase of 3,274 in a regional market where banks are hesitant to lend.
"South Florida has lost more than 11 percent of its residential resale inventory since Thanksgiving," said Peter Zalewski, a principal with the Bal Harbour, Fla.-based real estate consultancy Condo Vultures® LLC. "The surprising thing is, the inventory has evaporated despite the lack of credit available today."
South Florida's single-family house inventory has experienced the most activity, slipping by 14.7 percent to 39,733 properties on March 23 compared to 46,599 on Nov. 24. The number of condominium units and townhouses is down by 8.6 percent to 55,676 on March 23 compared to 60,928 on Nov. 24, according to the report.
Broward County, where Fort Lauderdale and Pompano Beach are located, has experienced the steepest drop in residential inventory, falling 13.6 percent in the last four months to 31,921 properties on March 23 compared to 36,926 on Nov. 24.
Miami-Dade County, where Aventura and Miami Beach are located, realized a 13.2 percent drop in inventory to 35,581 properties on March 23 compared to 40,994 properties on Nov. 24.
Palm Beach County, where Boca Raton and West Palm Beach are located, experienced a 5.7 percent drop to 27,907 properties on March 23 compared to 29,607 on Nov. 24, according to the report.
Broward County also leads the region - percentagewise - in pending sales volume. Broward's pending sales are up 40.6 percent, or 1,338, since Thanksgiving to 4,633 deals on March 23 compared to 3,295 on Nov. 24.
Pending sales in Miami-Dade County are up 31 percent to 5,559 on March 23 compared to 4,245 on Nov. 24. In Palm Beach County, pending sales are up 35.3 percent to 2,384 on March 23 compared to 1,762 on Nov. 24, according to the report.
Peter Zalewski is a principal with the consulting company Condo Vultures® LLC and a licensed real estate broker with Condo Vultures® Realty LLC. Peter can be reached at 305-865-5629 or by email at peter@condovultures.com. Be sure to check out Peter’s blog at CondoDump.com. Don't forget to sign up for our weekly Market Intelligence Report. Looking for a property at a deep discount? You are encouraged to take a peek at the Vultures Database™ .
Copyright © 2009, Condo Vultures® LLC
South Florida now has 95,409 residential resale properties on the market in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties as of March 23 compared to 107,527 residences for resale on Nov. 24, a decrease of 12,118, according to the report.
As of March 23, pending sales totaled 12,576 compared to 9,302 on Nov. 24, an increase of 3,274 in a regional market where banks are hesitant to lend.
"South Florida has lost more than 11 percent of its residential resale inventory since Thanksgiving," said Peter Zalewski, a principal with the Bal Harbour, Fla.-based real estate consultancy Condo Vultures® LLC. "The surprising thing is, the inventory has evaporated despite the lack of credit available today."
South Florida's single-family house inventory has experienced the most activity, slipping by 14.7 percent to 39,733 properties on March 23 compared to 46,599 on Nov. 24. The number of condominium units and townhouses is down by 8.6 percent to 55,676 on March 23 compared to 60,928 on Nov. 24, according to the report.
Broward County, where Fort Lauderdale and Pompano Beach are located, has experienced the steepest drop in residential inventory, falling 13.6 percent in the last four months to 31,921 properties on March 23 compared to 36,926 on Nov. 24.
Miami-Dade County, where Aventura and Miami Beach are located, realized a 13.2 percent drop in inventory to 35,581 properties on March 23 compared to 40,994 properties on Nov. 24.
Palm Beach County, where Boca Raton and West Palm Beach are located, experienced a 5.7 percent drop to 27,907 properties on March 23 compared to 29,607 on Nov. 24, according to the report.
Broward County also leads the region - percentagewise - in pending sales volume. Broward's pending sales are up 40.6 percent, or 1,338, since Thanksgiving to 4,633 deals on March 23 compared to 3,295 on Nov. 24.
Pending sales in Miami-Dade County are up 31 percent to 5,559 on March 23 compared to 4,245 on Nov. 24. In Palm Beach County, pending sales are up 35.3 percent to 2,384 on March 23 compared to 1,762 on Nov. 24, according to the report.
Peter Zalewski is a principal with the consulting company Condo Vultures® LLC and a licensed real estate broker with Condo Vultures® Realty LLC. Peter can be reached at 305-865-5629 or by email at peter@condovultures.com. Be sure to check out Peter’s blog at CondoDump.com. Don't forget to sign up for our weekly Market Intelligence Report. Looking for a property at a deep discount? You are encouraged to take a peek at the Vultures Database™ .
Copyright © 2009, Condo Vultures® LLC
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
South Florida Residential Inventory Drops Below 97,000
South Florida's residential resale inventory has fallen 1.3 percent in the last week to 96,841 single-family houses, townhouses, and condominium units in the tri-county region of Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties, according to a new report from Condo Vultures® LLC.
A month ago on Feb. 2, there were 99,033 residences for sale in the region, and three months ago on Dec. 1 there were 106,420 single-family houses, townhouses, and condominium units for sale in South Florida, according to Condo Vultures®.
In the last seven days, the number of actively available South Florida resale properties declined by 187 residences per day or 1,312 single-family houses, townhouses, and condominium units.
For the last 90 days, the residential inventory has been on a reduction pace 106 properties per day for a total of 9,579.
"The fact that inventory continues to drop by more than 1 percent a week in a market where financing is nonexistent is worth monitoring," said Peter Zalewski, a principal with the Bal Harbour, Fla.-based consultancy Condo Vultures® LLC. "Inventory is falling nowhere near the rate of the peak of the market in 2005 when housing was challenging to find. At the same time, if the available South Florida resale inventory continues to slip by a net of 106 properties or more a day, the total drop for the year would be nearly around 39,000 residences.
"That is assuming there isn't an surge in buyers if and when financing is restored to the market."
On a county-by-county basis, Broward County led the region in terms of the fastest falling inventory with a decrease of 1.5 percent to 32,500, down from 33,010 on Feb. 23.
Miami-Dade County was second with a 1.4 percent drop in inventory to 36,191 on March 2 compared to 36,706 resale properties on Feb. 23. Palm Beach County's inventory slipped by 1.0 percent to 28,150 on March 2 compared to 28,437 properties on Feb. 23, according to the report.
As inventory drops, the number of pending sales continues to ramp up, increasing by 1.4 percent in the last week. On March 2, South Florida had 11,556 pending sales compared to 11,397 on Feb. 23, and 10,362 a month ago on Feb. 2, according to the report.
Palm Beach County is leading the region, in terms of percentage growth, in the number of pending sales. In the last week, Palm Beach County experienced a 1.7 percent surge to 2,216 pending sales on March 2 compared to 2,178 on Feb. 23.
Miami-Dade and Broward counties both experienced growth of 1.3 percent in pending sales.
Miami-Dade has 5,146 pending resales as of March 2 compared to 5,080 on Feb. 23 and 4,755 on Feb. 2. Broward has 4,194 pending resales compared to 4,139 a week ago on Feb. 23 and 3,698 on Feb. 2, according to the report.
Peter Zalewski is a principal with the consulting company Condo Vultures® LLC and a licensed real estate broker with Condo Vultures® Realty LLC. Peter can be reached at 305-865-5629 or by email at peter@condovultures.com. Be sure to check out Peter’s blog at CondoDump.com. Don't forget to sign up for our weekly Market Intelligence Report. Looking for a property at a deep discount? You are encouraged to take a peek at the Vultures Database™ .
Copyright © 2009, Condo Vultures® LLC
A month ago on Feb. 2, there were 99,033 residences for sale in the region, and three months ago on Dec. 1 there were 106,420 single-family houses, townhouses, and condominium units for sale in South Florida, according to Condo Vultures®.
In the last seven days, the number of actively available South Florida resale properties declined by 187 residences per day or 1,312 single-family houses, townhouses, and condominium units.
For the last 90 days, the residential inventory has been on a reduction pace 106 properties per day for a total of 9,579.
"The fact that inventory continues to drop by more than 1 percent a week in a market where financing is nonexistent is worth monitoring," said Peter Zalewski, a principal with the Bal Harbour, Fla.-based consultancy Condo Vultures® LLC. "Inventory is falling nowhere near the rate of the peak of the market in 2005 when housing was challenging to find. At the same time, if the available South Florida resale inventory continues to slip by a net of 106 properties or more a day, the total drop for the year would be nearly around 39,000 residences.
"That is assuming there isn't an surge in buyers if and when financing is restored to the market."
On a county-by-county basis, Broward County led the region in terms of the fastest falling inventory with a decrease of 1.5 percent to 32,500, down from 33,010 on Feb. 23.
Miami-Dade County was second with a 1.4 percent drop in inventory to 36,191 on March 2 compared to 36,706 resale properties on Feb. 23. Palm Beach County's inventory slipped by 1.0 percent to 28,150 on March 2 compared to 28,437 properties on Feb. 23, according to the report.
As inventory drops, the number of pending sales continues to ramp up, increasing by 1.4 percent in the last week. On March 2, South Florida had 11,556 pending sales compared to 11,397 on Feb. 23, and 10,362 a month ago on Feb. 2, according to the report.
Palm Beach County is leading the region, in terms of percentage growth, in the number of pending sales. In the last week, Palm Beach County experienced a 1.7 percent surge to 2,216 pending sales on March 2 compared to 2,178 on Feb. 23.
Miami-Dade and Broward counties both experienced growth of 1.3 percent in pending sales.
Miami-Dade has 5,146 pending resales as of March 2 compared to 5,080 on Feb. 23 and 4,755 on Feb. 2. Broward has 4,194 pending resales compared to 4,139 a week ago on Feb. 23 and 3,698 on Feb. 2, according to the report.
Peter Zalewski is a principal with the consulting company Condo Vultures® LLC and a licensed real estate broker with Condo Vultures® Realty LLC. Peter can be reached at 305-865-5629 or by email at peter@condovultures.com. Be sure to check out Peter’s blog at CondoDump.com. Don't forget to sign up for our weekly Market Intelligence Report. Looking for a property at a deep discount? You are encouraged to take a peek at the Vultures Database™ .
Copyright © 2009, Condo Vultures® LLC
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