Condominium owners in Greater Downtown Miami can expect to see their assessed real estate values for property tax purposes drop by as much as 40 percent in the upcoming year based on early indications from Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser Pedro J. Garcia.
Garcia's office is currently assessing the value of every property in the county for 2008 property tax purposes, which are in arrears. Once these values are computed on July 1, government officials will then begin the process of levying taxes against every property owner in order to generate revenue to operate the county, school system, and local municipalities.
"Property taxes generally work out to be about 2 percent of the assessed value determined by Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser," said Peter Zalewski, a principal with the Bal Harbour, Fla.-based real estate consultancy Condo Vultures® LLC. "For the property appraiser to suggest that condo values have fallen by as much as 40 percent is great news for our buyers who are already accumulating heavily discounted units. A property tax break should only improve the situation for our buyers."
Garcia told the Miami Herald that property values have plummeted throughout the county, especially in the overbuilt condominium market.
''Some will be down 20, 30, 40 percent,'' Garcia told the Miami Herald. ``I hope it won't hurt police and fire departments, but we'll have to really tighten our belts.''
In Greater Downtown Miami, for instance, developers constructed nearly 23,000 units between 2003 and the present. In the four decades prior between 1961 and 2002, developers constructed about 11,500 units, according to the Condo Vultures® Official Condo Buyers Guide To Miami™.
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™.
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
South Florida Inventory Falls 1.8% To 92,000 Homes
The number of single-family houses, condominium units, and townhouses on the market in South Florida decreased by 1.8 percent on a week-over-week basis ending April 6, according to a new report from Condo Vultures® LLC.
Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties have a combined 92,792 resale residential properties on the market compared to 94,526 a week earlier ending March 30. A fortnight ago on March 23, there were 95,409 residential properties on the market, according to the report.
As the number of available properties has consistently fallen every week, the number of pending sales is strengthening.
There were 13,298 pending sales in South Florida in the process of closing on April 6, up 2.4 percent from the 12,985 potential deals on March 30. On March 23, the number of South Florida pending sales totaled 12,576 properties, according to the report.
"The appetite of all-cash buyers willing to purchase deeply discounted properties is not weakening," said Peter Zalewski, a principal with the Bal Harbour, Fla.-based real estate consultancy Condo Vultures®. "If anything, the appetite of buyers is growing stronger."
Every Monday since the Nov. 24, 2008, Condo Vultures® has tapped into the Florida Association of Realtors Multiple Listing Service to obtain a glimpse of the South Florida real estate market.
The basis of the original report is 107,527 active available residential resales and 9,302 pending sales on the Multiple Listing Service.
In the five months since the report has been produced on a weekly basis, the number of active residential resales has dropped by 13.7 percent, or 14,735 properties, in South Florida. Pending sales have increased by 43 percent, or 3,996 properties.
Single-family houses are experiencing the biggest drop in inventory, falling 17.8 percent since November to 38,323 properties from 46,599 in November. Pending sales on single-family houses during that same period have increased by 41.3 percent to 6,879 on April 6 compared to 4,868 houses in November, according to the report.
Available condo and townhouse inventory has decreased at a slower pace of 10.6 percent to 54,469 units on April 6 compared to 60,928 units in November. Pending sales of South Florida condos and townhouses have increased by 44.8 percent to 6,419 possible transactions on April 6 compared to 4,434 contracts on Nov. 24, according to the report.
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™ is now available. Want to see every foreclosure filed in South Florida since 2007? Check out our Foreclosure Database™.
Copyright © 2009, Condo Vultures® LLC
Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties have a combined 92,792 resale residential properties on the market compared to 94,526 a week earlier ending March 30. A fortnight ago on March 23, there were 95,409 residential properties on the market, according to the report.
As the number of available properties has consistently fallen every week, the number of pending sales is strengthening.
There were 13,298 pending sales in South Florida in the process of closing on April 6, up 2.4 percent from the 12,985 potential deals on March 30. On March 23, the number of South Florida pending sales totaled 12,576 properties, according to the report.
"The appetite of all-cash buyers willing to purchase deeply discounted properties is not weakening," said Peter Zalewski, a principal with the Bal Harbour, Fla.-based real estate consultancy Condo Vultures®. "If anything, the appetite of buyers is growing stronger."
Every Monday since the Nov. 24, 2008, Condo Vultures® has tapped into the Florida Association of Realtors Multiple Listing Service to obtain a glimpse of the South Florida real estate market.
The basis of the original report is 107,527 active available residential resales and 9,302 pending sales on the Multiple Listing Service.
In the five months since the report has been produced on a weekly basis, the number of active residential resales has dropped by 13.7 percent, or 14,735 properties, in South Florida. Pending sales have increased by 43 percent, or 3,996 properties.
Single-family houses are experiencing the biggest drop in inventory, falling 17.8 percent since November to 38,323 properties from 46,599 in November. Pending sales on single-family houses during that same period have increased by 41.3 percent to 6,879 on April 6 compared to 4,868 houses in November, according to the report.
Available condo and townhouse inventory has decreased at a slower pace of 10.6 percent to 54,469 units on April 6 compared to 60,928 units in November. Pending sales of South Florida condos and townhouses have increased by 44.8 percent to 6,419 possible transactions on April 6 compared to 4,434 contracts on Nov. 24, according to the report.
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™ is now available. Want to see every foreclosure filed in South Florida since 2007? Check out our Foreclosure Database™.
Copyright © 2009, Condo Vultures® LLC
Monday, March 30, 2009
South Florida Resale Inventory Falls 1% To 94,000 Residences
As the South Florida winter tourism season enters its last month, buying activity in the residential real estate markets of Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties is only intensifying.
South Florida's residential resale inventory of condominium units, townhouses, and single-family houses dropped by nearly 1 percent in the last week to the 94,526 properties on March 30 compared to 95,409 properties on March 23. At the beginning of the winter tourism season on Nov. 24, 2008, South Florida had 107,527 properties on the market, according to a new report from Condo Vultures® LLC.
Pending sales of residential real estate are also on the rise throughout the tri-county region. In the last week, South Florida pending sales increased by more than 3 percent to 12,985 on March 30 compared to 12,576 on March 23. At the beginning of the winter tourism season, pending sales in the region totaled 9,302, according to the report.
"South Florida's residential real estate market is in flux," said Peter Zalewski, a principal with the Bal Harbour, Fla.-based real estate consultancy Condo Vultures®. "As the bad news about the U.S. economy and stock market continues to get worse, demand for South Florida properties just keeps strengthening."
Broward County, where Fort Lauderdale is located, is realizing the greatest buying activity in percentage terms.
Pending sales in Broward are up 4.7 percent in the last week to 4,849 on March 30 compared to 4,633 on March 23.
By comparison, pending residential transactions are up 2.6 percent in Palm Beach County to 2,445 on March 30 compared to 2,384 on March 23. In Miami-Dade, pending sales are up 2.4 percent to 5,691 on March 30 compared to 5,559 on March 23, according to the report.
The number of available properties in Broward has slipped by 1.2 percent in the last week to 31,549 on March 30 compared to 31,921 on March 23. The current number of available resale properties in Broward is down 14.6 percent from Nov. 24 when the total inventory was 36,926 properties, according to the report.
Miami-Dade's available residential inventory dropped by 0.9 percent in the last week to 35,268 properties on March 30 compared to 35,581 on March 23. On Nov. 24, Miami-Dade had 40,994 properties for sale.
Palm Beach County is experiencing the slowest pace of inventory depletion.
Active listings in Palm Beach County stand at 27,709 properties, down 0.7 percent from 27,907 properties on March 23 and 29,607 properties 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 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 book Miami's Great Condo Crash: A Chronicle of the Boom and Bust is now available. Want to see every foreclosure filed in South Florida since 2007? Check out our Foreclosure Database.
Copyright © 2009, Condo Vultures® LLC
South Florida's residential resale inventory of condominium units, townhouses, and single-family houses dropped by nearly 1 percent in the last week to the 94,526 properties on March 30 compared to 95,409 properties on March 23. At the beginning of the winter tourism season on Nov. 24, 2008, South Florida had 107,527 properties on the market, according to a new report from Condo Vultures® LLC.
Pending sales of residential real estate are also on the rise throughout the tri-county region. In the last week, South Florida pending sales increased by more than 3 percent to 12,985 on March 30 compared to 12,576 on March 23. At the beginning of the winter tourism season, pending sales in the region totaled 9,302, according to the report.
"South Florida's residential real estate market is in flux," said Peter Zalewski, a principal with the Bal Harbour, Fla.-based real estate consultancy Condo Vultures®. "As the bad news about the U.S. economy and stock market continues to get worse, demand for South Florida properties just keeps strengthening."
Broward County, where Fort Lauderdale is located, is realizing the greatest buying activity in percentage terms.
Pending sales in Broward are up 4.7 percent in the last week to 4,849 on March 30 compared to 4,633 on March 23.
By comparison, pending residential transactions are up 2.6 percent in Palm Beach County to 2,445 on March 30 compared to 2,384 on March 23. In Miami-Dade, pending sales are up 2.4 percent to 5,691 on March 30 compared to 5,559 on March 23, according to the report.
The number of available properties in Broward has slipped by 1.2 percent in the last week to 31,549 on March 30 compared to 31,921 on March 23. The current number of available resale properties in Broward is down 14.6 percent from Nov. 24 when the total inventory was 36,926 properties, according to the report.
Miami-Dade's available residential inventory dropped by 0.9 percent in the last week to 35,268 properties on March 30 compared to 35,581 on March 23. On Nov. 24, Miami-Dade had 40,994 properties for sale.
Palm Beach County is experiencing the slowest pace of inventory depletion.
Active listings in Palm Beach County stand at 27,709 properties, down 0.7 percent from 27,907 properties on March 23 and 29,607 properties 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 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 book Miami's Great Condo Crash: A Chronicle of the Boom and Bust is now available. Want to see every foreclosure filed in South Florida since 2007? Check out our Foreclosure Database.
Copyright © 2009, Condo Vultures® LLC
Monday, March 16, 2009
4.2% Surge In South Florida's Pending Sales
As the nation's financial stocks were hitting record lows on Wall Street, buyers flocked to South Florida residential real estate, sending the number of pending sales surging 4.2 percent in the last seven days ending March 16, according to a new report from Condo Vultures® LLC.
Buyers entered into 497 contracts on resale condominium units, townhouses, and single-family houses in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties in the last week for an average of 71 deals per day.
The surge is the strongest volume of buying activity in recent memory, surpassing the previous high of 204 deals in a seven-day period ending March 9, according to the Condo Vultures® report compiled using Florida Association of Realtors data.
"South Florida's residential real estate market is benefitting from Wall Street's volatility," said Peter Zalewski, a principal with the Bal Harbour, Fla.-based consultancy Condo Vultures®. "Buyers who are searching for a safe harbor are increasingly looking to pick off deeply discounted residential product in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties. We should add the majority of the product that is transacting tends to be priced under $200,000 or greater than $1 million."
Single-family house contracts led the increased contract activity in South Florida with 281 properties going under contract in the tri-county region in the last week to push the total number of pending deals to 6,356, up 4.6 percent from the 6,075 on March 9.
Condo and townhouse contracts jumped 3.8 percent in the last week to 5,901 pending transactions on March 16 compared to 5,685 deals on March 9, according to the report.
As the number of pending transactions continues to grow, the number of available residential properties on the market in South Florida is being reduced.
South Florida now has 95,958 residential properties for resale, down -0.6 percent from the March 9 total of 96,582. On March 2, the region had 96,841 residences for resale, according to the report.
The number of single-family houses available for sale has slipped to 39,994 on March 16, down -1.3 percent from the 40,514 homes on the market on March 9 and the 40,839 for sale on March 2.
Condo units and townhouses slipped slightly to 55,964 on March 16 compared to 56,068 on March 9, 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
Buyers entered into 497 contracts on resale condominium units, townhouses, and single-family houses in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties in the last week for an average of 71 deals per day.
The surge is the strongest volume of buying activity in recent memory, surpassing the previous high of 204 deals in a seven-day period ending March 9, according to the Condo Vultures® report compiled using Florida Association of Realtors data.
"South Florida's residential real estate market is benefitting from Wall Street's volatility," said Peter Zalewski, a principal with the Bal Harbour, Fla.-based consultancy Condo Vultures®. "Buyers who are searching for a safe harbor are increasingly looking to pick off deeply discounted residential product in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties. We should add the majority of the product that is transacting tends to be priced under $200,000 or greater than $1 million."
Single-family house contracts led the increased contract activity in South Florida with 281 properties going under contract in the tri-county region in the last week to push the total number of pending deals to 6,356, up 4.6 percent from the 6,075 on March 9.
Condo and townhouse contracts jumped 3.8 percent in the last week to 5,901 pending transactions on March 16 compared to 5,685 deals on March 9, according to the report.
As the number of pending transactions continues to grow, the number of available residential properties on the market in South Florida is being reduced.
South Florida now has 95,958 residential properties for resale, down -0.6 percent from the March 9 total of 96,582. On March 2, the region had 96,841 residences for resale, according to the report.
The number of single-family houses available for sale has slipped to 39,994 on March 16, down -1.3 percent from the 40,514 homes on the market on March 9 and the 40,839 for sale on March 2.
Condo units and townhouses slipped slightly to 55,964 on March 16 compared to 56,068 on March 9, 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 10, 2009
Miami Single-Family House Contracts Spike 3% In A Week
Spooked by the violent swings of the U.S. stock market combined with plummeting real estate prices, buyers moved aggressively in the last week to purchase single-family houses in Greater Miami, according to a new report from Condo Vultures® LLC.
The number of single-family houses under contract in Miami-Dade County increased 3 percent in the last seven-day period ending March 9, according to the report from the Bal Harbour, Fla.-based consultancy using data from the Florida Association of Realtors.
In Miami-Dade, there are now 2,682 houses under contract, up from 2,603 on March 2. That's a net increase on a weekly basis in pending sales of 79 properties, or an average of 11 new contracts per day.
Pending contracts in Broward County, where Fort Lauderdale is located, are also on the rise, increasing 1.2 percent in the last seven day period ending March 9. In Broward, there are now 2,222 pending contracts on single-family homes, up from 2,195 contracts on March 2.
Palm Beach County, where West Palm Beach and Boca Raton are located, experienced a 0.3 percent decrease in pending sales to 1,171 contracts on March 9 compared to 1,174 accepted offers on March 2, according to the report.
"Single-family houses are the product of choice for today's buyers," said Peter Zalewski, a principal with Condo Vultures® LLC. "In terms of where buyers are focusing their efforts, Miami-Dade is the clear focal point with Broward second. Palm Beach is a distant third in terms of buyer interest based on pending contracts."
Surging single-family house sales in Miami-Dade and Broward combined with minimal changes in Palm Beach have worked to put all three counties into a statistical tie in terms of available inventory.
Each of the three South Florida counties has slightly more than 33 percent of the 40,514 single-family houses on the market as of March 9, according to Condo Vultures®.
Miami-Dade, considered by most to be the epicenter of Florida real estate downturn, has 13,881 single-family houses for sale, down -1.2 percent from the 14,044 available properties the previous week ending March 2.
Broward has 13,351 houses for sale, down -0.9 percent from 13,468 homes the previous week ending March 2.
Palm Beach County has 13,282 houses for resale, down 0.3 percent from the 13,327 single-family homes the previous week ending March 2.
On the condo and townhouse front, South Florida has 56,068 residential properties for sale, an increase of 0.1 percent, or 66 units, on a week-over-week basis ending March 9.
Condo and townhouse inventory remained steady in Miami-Dade (22,144 units for resale for a 0 percent change) and Broward (19,030 units for resale for a 0 percent change) while increasing 0.5 percent in Palm Beach to 14,894 units in a week from 14,823 condos on March 2, according to the report.
The tri-county South Florida region has 96,582 single-family houses, condominium units, and townhouses for resale, down 0.3 percent from 96,841 properties available on March 2. The week of Thanksgiving - Nov. 24 - there were 107,527 residential properties for sale, according to the report.
Pending sales of condos and townhouses increased by 1.8 percent in the last week to 5,685 deals, from 5,584 binding contracts on March 2.
Palm Beach experienced a 3.4 percent surge in pending sales to 1,077 deals on March 9 from 1,042 on March 2.
Pending contracts increased 2.6 percent in the last seven days in Broward to 2,051 deals on March 9 compared to 1,999 on March 2.
Pending deals were up 0.6 percent in Miami-Dade to 2,557 contracts on March 9 compared to 2,543 on March 2, according to the report.
There are currently 11,760 pending residential resale deals in South Florida, up 1.8 percent from the 11,556 existing contracts on March 2. For comparison, consider on Nov. 24 - Thanksgiving week - South Florida had 9,302 pending contracts.
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
The number of single-family houses under contract in Miami-Dade County increased 3 percent in the last seven-day period ending March 9, according to the report from the Bal Harbour, Fla.-based consultancy using data from the Florida Association of Realtors.
In Miami-Dade, there are now 2,682 houses under contract, up from 2,603 on March 2. That's a net increase on a weekly basis in pending sales of 79 properties, or an average of 11 new contracts per day.
Pending contracts in Broward County, where Fort Lauderdale is located, are also on the rise, increasing 1.2 percent in the last seven day period ending March 9. In Broward, there are now 2,222 pending contracts on single-family homes, up from 2,195 contracts on March 2.
Palm Beach County, where West Palm Beach and Boca Raton are located, experienced a 0.3 percent decrease in pending sales to 1,171 contracts on March 9 compared to 1,174 accepted offers on March 2, according to the report.
"Single-family houses are the product of choice for today's buyers," said Peter Zalewski, a principal with Condo Vultures® LLC. "In terms of where buyers are focusing their efforts, Miami-Dade is the clear focal point with Broward second. Palm Beach is a distant third in terms of buyer interest based on pending contracts."
Surging single-family house sales in Miami-Dade and Broward combined with minimal changes in Palm Beach have worked to put all three counties into a statistical tie in terms of available inventory.
Each of the three South Florida counties has slightly more than 33 percent of the 40,514 single-family houses on the market as of March 9, according to Condo Vultures®.
Miami-Dade, considered by most to be the epicenter of Florida real estate downturn, has 13,881 single-family houses for sale, down -1.2 percent from the 14,044 available properties the previous week ending March 2.
Broward has 13,351 houses for sale, down -0.9 percent from 13,468 homes the previous week ending March 2.
Palm Beach County has 13,282 houses for resale, down 0.3 percent from the 13,327 single-family homes the previous week ending March 2.
On the condo and townhouse front, South Florida has 56,068 residential properties for sale, an increase of 0.1 percent, or 66 units, on a week-over-week basis ending March 9.
Condo and townhouse inventory remained steady in Miami-Dade (22,144 units for resale for a 0 percent change) and Broward (19,030 units for resale for a 0 percent change) while increasing 0.5 percent in Palm Beach to 14,894 units in a week from 14,823 condos on March 2, according to the report.
The tri-county South Florida region has 96,582 single-family houses, condominium units, and townhouses for resale, down 0.3 percent from 96,841 properties available on March 2. The week of Thanksgiving - Nov. 24 - there were 107,527 residential properties for sale, according to the report.
Pending sales of condos and townhouses increased by 1.8 percent in the last week to 5,685 deals, from 5,584 binding contracts on March 2.
Palm Beach experienced a 3.4 percent surge in pending sales to 1,077 deals on March 9 from 1,042 on March 2.
Pending contracts increased 2.6 percent in the last seven days in Broward to 2,051 deals on March 9 compared to 1,999 on March 2.
Pending deals were up 0.6 percent in Miami-Dade to 2,557 contracts on March 9 compared to 2,543 on March 2, according to the report.
There are currently 11,760 pending residential resale deals in South Florida, up 1.8 percent from the 11,556 existing contracts on March 2. For comparison, consider on Nov. 24 - Thanksgiving week - South Florida had 9,302 pending contracts.
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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