Curiosity stole an hour of my morning … I intended to update only the Crozet “When do homes come on the market” spreadsheet, got lost there for a bit and decided to look at the Charlottesville MSA numbers.
2012’s Charlottesville MSA sales trends – looking at when homes came on the market, when they went under contract and when they closed.
And 2013
Well, this is interesting.
And the differential between 2013 and 2012.
For the data junkies, here’s a quick look at the numbers for 2012 and 2013 –
Keep in mind that the above numbers do not include new construction “paper listings” – proposed new construction.
Here’s why:
– In the Charlottesville MLS for the MSA (Charlottesville, Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, Nelson)
– There are 1879 homes on the market
– Of those, 363 are marked as “proposed” – meaning they don’t exist as of yet.
I’ll have more analysis this week, but I’m trying to wrap up and publish by tomorrow my monthly note.
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