Tuesday, June 13, 2006

Nations Home Inventories rising by 60%

The number of existing homes listed online for sale in the largest 100 metro areas in the nation grew 60 percent from May 2005 to May 2006, according to an analysis of homes listed online at the Realtor.com property-search site.

The survey, conducted by Corzen, a real estate research firm based in New York City, found that the inventory of homes listed in these metro areas grew from 1.3 million in May 2005 to 2.3 million in May 2006.

Median list prices were up 8.4 percent from May 2005 to May 2006, while "in some parts of the country … median asking prices showed steep declines, a clear sign of softening with the real estate market," Corzen announced today.

However markets like San Antonio, El Paso, & Albuquerque home sales continue to increase, current inventory for the Albuquerque metropolitan area is down about 300 units from the same time last year.

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