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A Look At The Absorption Rate In Pelham, Alabama, Ballantrae Subdivision-Pt. 2
January 4, 2012 By 6 Comments
We took a look at the entire Pelham, Alabama market with the last blog post I wrote. Today we are going to narrow things down a bit to the subdivision level and even a certain style of home. Of the 222 sales that occurred in Pelham, AL from 12/15/2010 to 12/15/2011, 59 sales occurred in […]
A Look At The Absorption Rate In Pelham, Alabama, Pt. 1
January 2, 2012 By 11 Comments
You may have heard the term “Absorption Rate” before but not really know what it means. The absorption rate is a measure of how long it will take to sell the current inventory of homes in a given market. This market can be on a large scale such as for the entire country, or it […]
A Look At The Market For Lake Front Homes In Shelby County, Alabama in 2011
December 23, 2011 By 6 Comments
I recently finished an appraisal assignment on a lake front home in Shelby, Alabama and thought I would share with you my findings. As in other sectors of the Birmingham, AL area real estate market, lake front home have experienced a decrease in sales volume. Check out the numbers below going back to 2005. As […]
Seller Tips: Picking The Right Comps To Help Narrow The Gap Between List Price and Sale Price
December 19, 2011 By 7 Comments
After looking over a weeks worth of real estate sales data I have found a trend in some market areas. That trend is the increasing gap between what a house was initially listed at and the final sales price. This is one of the statistics appraiser’s look at, and this week in one area I […]
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