September Inventory Skyrockets
For new readers, I define Northern New Jersey as the following counties: Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Union, and Warren (Sorry, Middlesex numbers weren't included this month).
Now, I admit I was expecting a jump in numbers, but by the half way point I knew my guess was way off. So here it is, without further ado, the figures please..
10.5%
Yes, 10.5% increase in active listings on GSMLS in one single month. Why? Are more people listing? Are fewer selling? Unfortunately, I wish I had access to the database to run some more complex queries and stats, but I don't. If anyone would like to make that data available to me, I'd love to see it. Anyhow, back to the topic at hand, it looks like the jump was a bit of both. Last minute sellers trying to catch the bandwagon before it's long gone, and a serious drop in sales in the September numbers (you'll need to wait until tomorrow to see those).
So lets see the numbers (Counties include: Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union, and Warren).
9/1/2005 - 11405
9/30/2005 - 12612
There was a steady rise each day, with only a single day drop. I think the graph can help illustrate the trend.
It's hard to argue that prices will remain stable with supply increasing at this rate. If this trend continues there will be significant pricing pressure on sellers in the near future. I expect this trend to continue through the winter months as we're heading into the winter sales slump. While I don't believe we'll see large price changes in a short period of time (due to both buyer and seller psychology), I do believe we're past the peak of this parabola. Nowhere to go now but down.
Buyers, please don't feel like somehow you are going to be 'priced out' or are 'missing the boat'. If you buy at this point you are the greater fool. Don't be pressured into a sale by your agent, family, or friends. Believe me when I tell you that you have nothing to gain and everything to lose.
Caveat Emptor!
-grim
4 Comments:
Like everyone else, my wife and I would love to jump into a home right now, but we're going to hold off. Hold off until when? Until we feel we can get the home we want at a price we can comfortably afford.
As realistic buyers, we're looking for the long haul, not short term. We're looking for a home we want to live in, not one we're just settling for temporarily.
If we catch the bottom, that's just icing on the cake, were not trying to time the market here. However, I refuse to be left holding the bag on a dump we paid overpaid for.
Until then we (my wife and I, the dog and the fish) are happy renters.
-grim
The market is turning down right now.Next year we will be in full blown correction mode whereby sellers will be accepting much lower prices. Although many that have owned a house for 6+ years are probably not at risk of losing money but their past paper profits will evaporate.
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