Reported by Pat Dulleck, Broker, CRS, ePro, SRES, ALHS, REALTOR
Updated July 6, 2009.
Current Market Rating: 3
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As of June 30th, in the Santa Clara County the inventory for active listings of single family homes was 2814 and condo/townhomes is 964. Totaling 3778 for both. The number of listings dropped by almost 50% from last year at this time! The number of homes and townhome/condos that went into contract over the last 30 days was 1984. Pending sales right now compared to a year ago are up about 10%. The number of closed sales in June was 1512 (1445 being homes and 539 being condo/townhomes). This number is up 30% over last year.
Buyers are back to the market. First time buyers and investors are coming out to take advantage of the good interest rates. First time buyers can also get an $8,000 tax credit but there is a deadline for this! Buyers are finding some great properties at great prices. Now as a result of the new first time buyers to the market, the move up market (repeat buyers) is starting to move as well.
Understanding your options is critical now as lending guidelines have changed making the real estate market fluid. Want to know your options? Call me!
For more information on this local market, call 877-927-6565 or email me at pat@patdulleck.com. Pat Dulleck, Broker, CRS, ePro, SRES, ALHS. I have 25 years helping clients with their Real Estate needs.
Location Characteristics: San Jose is the 10th largest city in the U.S. with just under 1 million people. It is the 3rd largest city in California, following Los Angeles and San Diego. The total number of dwellings is estimated to be just over 300,000.
To get a feel for the upcoming attractions in this diverse city visit the City of San Jose website at http://www.sanjoseca.gov/attract.html
People come to our city for high tech jobs and supporting services and fall in love with the California weather and proximity to other fun destinations. The ocean is less than an hour away; San Francisco can be accessed by car or train and is also a short trip away; Easy day trips to romantic Monterey or the wine country make this a highly sought after area; Some of the best snow skiing can be found 4 hours from your front door.
About Pat Dulleck:
Pat has 25 years experience selling residential real estate, 19 years as a broker. Our professional team is knowledgeable, competent and high tech.
What Clients Say: Your competence and skill in handling situations and knowing how to communicate with people is as impressive as your kindness and reassuring manner.
Your attention to detail, knowledge of the market, and skill in sales made a difference.
Pat’s confidence, knowledge and her ability to communicate well and handle perspective clients was clearly evident.
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