Category Archives: Housing Market

Orlando Inventory Continues to Drop – 40% in Last Year

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Ryan Hinricher

The Orlando MSA saw a continued drop in homes on the market over the last few months.  Inventory now stands at just over 9,000 homes representing roughly a 5-month supply.  However homes in the $100,000-200,000 range exist in less than a 3-month supply.  Bidding wars in this price range are … Continue reading →

Supply of New US Homes at Lowest in Six Years

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Ryan Hinricher

The month supply of new homes in the US fell to its lowest in six years as new homes sales continue a slow upward trend.  The seasonally-adjusted annual pace of new home sales in January was 321,000.  While down slightly from December’s 324,000 the number is over December’s preliminary of … Continue reading →

Orlando MSA Logs 12% Rise in Median Price in December

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Ryan Hinricher

According to the Orlando Realtors Association, the median price of homes rose 12% in December 2012 over December 2011.  Excluding distressed sales, the median price in was $159,000.  The cumulative median price for all of 2011 was $109,900 which is higher than 2010′s $108,500. Other numbers to note from the … Continue reading →

Goldman Sachs Calls Bottom in U.S. Housing Market

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Ryan Hinricher

Analysts for Goldman Sachs Hui Shan and Sven Jari Stehn predict that the U.S. housing market will reach a bottom in the second half of this year.  The analyst built a model that considers equilibrium home prices for each of 147 metropolitan statistical areas.  Data points include population, income, lending … Continue reading →

Home Prices 2007-2010 Boom to Bust Interactive

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Ryan Hinricher

Coldwell Banker has been putting out some great infographics lately.  We wanted to vet them and pass the most relevant ones on to you.  This particular one allows you to visualize prices from the peak-to-2010-trough.  You can click on the below map and choose the state to review.  You can … Continue reading →

Memphis Tops List of Most Affordable College Towns

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Ryan Hinricher

Being the most affordable college town for housing doesn’t necessarily mean you have the best team.  Coldwell banker ranks affordability of the 120 Football Bowl Subdivision schools.  Not only is it fun to see where your city stacks up, but college towns can be very good places to build an … Continue reading →