Once again, Island Realty was the clear leader east of Cowan Creek both in sales volume of $32,000,000 and number of units closed at 37. Our nearest competitor had volume of $19,000,000 closing 19 units. Given the challenging economic times I am very proud of these numbers and clearly we are keeping our market share.
Have we seen the bottom of the market? Who knows, certainly not me and no one will know until it has passed. This is just a guess, I suspect the real esate market graph will look somewhat like a V. In other words, if (and I hope it doesn't) it continues to slide downward, when it hits bottom, I believe that with all the pent up demand, it is going to blast back.
Think about it, the front end of the baby boom is starting to retire, they are beginning to inherit, their kids are off their payroll and they have their 401 k money etc. So many people have been sitting on the sidelines that when this thing turns, I suspect they will all be jumping in at once. The simple laws of supply and demand tell me that all that pent up demand will drive prices up. So what's the takeaway here? It's a buyers market, so buy. Buy now while you can buy low, before the prices start rising, before the inventory decreases, before interest rates begin to creep. Speaking of which, I just closed on a great piece of property, so my money is indeed where my mouth is.
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I'm no expert but it seems to me that even if the market hasn't hit bottom, it's pretty darn close. How much better of a time to buy could there be? Prices are down and interest rates are lower than they've been in four decades. On top of it all, you folks are in a great climate surrounded by beautiful scenery. When the economy starts to come around property where you are should be in high demand. Especially with baby boomers hitting retirement age.
Thanks Todd, I have been to your site and it is a great one. Thanks for the input.
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