http://www.batonrougemarketmetrics.com/ – Stevendale Heights Market Update For 2010 in 70819
I recently completed a home appraisal assignment on Minden Street in Stevendale Heights on a larger than average 1,300sf home for this subdivision and noticed these observations. According to Legal News history, Stevendale Heights appears to experience a higher than average foreclosure or REO history. Just on Minden Street, there are currently 2 REOs or foreclosues in process, 2745 and 2766 Minden Street. And, 2739 Minden Street sold as an REO in May 2010. In fact, ALL 3 sales in 2010 were either REO or distressed in nature.
Solds In Stevendale Heights from 1/2010 to 12/17/2010 revealed:
Average Sales Price: $46,149 ($73,470 in 2009)
Average Sold Price Per Sq. Ft.: $38/sf ($53/sf in 2009)
Median Sold Price: $48,500 ($70,000 in 2009)
Number of Sales: 3 (10 in 2009)
Average Number of Days On Market: 129
Low To High: $30,000 to $59,948
Number of Sold REO/Foreclosures Noted In MLS: 3
Current # Listings: 7, 2 Are Foreclosures
Current Listings Prices: $52,000 To $87,000
NOTE: Based on information from the Greater Baton Rouge Association of REALTORS®\MLS for the period of January 1, 2009 to December 17, 2010. This information was extracted on 12/17/2010. YES, this appraiser does have the permission of GBRMLS to use the chart above Subdivision Price Trends Report!
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http://www.batonrougerealestateappraisal.com/ - 2010 Baton Rouge Real Estate: Good News For The Lake At White Oak Subdivision
This is a Fannie Mae 1004mc or Market Conditions chart for The Lake At White Oak Subdivision as of 11/24/2010. The 1004MC Form is meant to compare homes that are most similar with a subject property or the home being appraised – the “sub-market” extracted from the broader market. The chart shows a generally improving higher end market BUT a declining Listing-To-Sales-Price-Ratio of 95%, which is understandable.
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This Chart Also Shows That Since January 2008, there has only been 1 competing REO or Foreclosure Sale. And, there are no or ZERO competing REO or Foreclosure Listings.
2010 VERSUS 2009!
Solds In The Lake At White Oak from 1/2010 to 11/24/2010 revealed:
Average Sales Price: $350,223
Average Sold Price Per Sq. Ft.: $122/sf
Median Sold Price: $332,500
Number of Sales: 91
Solds In The Lake At White Oak from 1/2009 to 12/31/2009 revealed:
Average Sales Price: $311,069
Average Sold Price Per Sq. Ft.: $116/sf
Median Sold Price: $320,000
Number of Sales: 107
http://www.batonrougerealestateappraisal.com/ – Baton Rouge Real Estate Appraisers: Why do some houses sit on the market while others sell?
Here’s an interesting video by Jay Papasan, an executive of Keller Williams Realty. We see “Jay” on the month “This Month In Real Estate US: November 2010″ videos on YouTube. In this video, Mr. Papasan explains why some houses just sit there on the market while others sell, which is an appropriate topic for locals now that the expiration of the Federal tax credit means a lot homes locally are just sitting.
I thought his explanations were helpful explanations. The visual displays of these concepts of his x/y axis were helpful as well.
I’m curious to hear the experience of both home owners and real estate agents as to what if Mr. Papasan is explaining is reality locally? Any ideas on what it would take for homes to sell faster? Are locals just waiting for a bottom before buying or is there something more going on in their psyche – more of a concern about what’s taking in Washington, DC than a concern for the Baton Rouge economy maybe?
You can follow Jay Papasan on Twitter at @jaypapasan, and on Facebook @ http://www.facebook.com/jaypapasan . Mr. Papasan is also coauthor of The Millionaire Real Estate Agent, The Millionaire Real Estate Investor & SHIFT.
http://www.batonrougerealestatebuzz.com/ – Baton Rouge Housing Market Metrics New Three Year Study of Jefferson Crossing
Baton Rouge Housing Market Metrics New Three Year Study of Jefferson Crossing: Northern Ascension Parish Housing Market Metrics: Jefferson Crossing 3 Year Study
http://www.batonrougerealestatebuzz.com/ – Baton Rouge Real Estate Buzz: GBR Weekly Market Update For 11-05-2010
This Section presents the Weekly Market Updates of the GBRAR MLS activity. The search parameters are generally all home prices ranges and types (except manufactured housing) in East & West Baton Rouge, Ascension and Livingston Parishes.
Greater Baton Rouge Housing Weekly Market Update For 11-05-2010, Click the image below to see the larger, zoomed in view:
NOTE: Based on information from the Greater Baton Rouge Association of REALTORS®\MLS for the period of October 30, 2010 to November 6, 2010. This information was extracted on 11/08/2010.
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http://www.batonrougerealestateappraisal.com/ – Baton Rouge Home Appraisers: Robert Shiller: End of Tax Credit Could Mean Big Trouble for Housing … and Banks!
Altos Research this morning has an interesting chart: What if the Housing Stimulus Never Existed?
Yes, this argument is counterfactual, economically speaking, but… as Kyle Bass has asked – “How many problems have you solved by kicking the can down the road?”
Yahoo Finance has an interesting video on Robert Shiller feels that the end of the tax credit could mean big trouble for housing.
http://www.batonrougehomeappraisal.com/ – 2010 Baton Rouge Housing Trends: 10 Charts Of MLS Area 43 Housing Data!
Bill Cobb Appraiser, with Accurate Valuations Group, has assembled a 3 year study of the MLS Area 43 located in the southeastern section of Baton Rouge. Larger subdivisions within Area 43 include Azalea Lakes, Hickory Ridge, Lake At White Oak, Old Jefferson, Parview Oaks, Shenandoah Estates, Wedgewood, Woodlawn Estates and others. Enjoy the Charts!
Data was used with permission of the Greater Baton Rouge Association of Realtors MLS. Dates of search were 9/2007 to 9/2010, extracted on 10/20/2010.
http://www.batonrougerealestatetrends.net/ – 2010 Baton Rouge Housing Trends: 10 Charts Of Sherwood Forest Updates!
This is a comprehensive charting study for the Sherwood Forest Subdivision housing market by “chart”!
Data was used with permission of the Greater Baton Rouge Association of Realtors! Search dates were from 10/2009 to 10/2010, extracted on 10/20/2010.
http://www.batonrougerealestatetrends.net/ – 2010 Greater Baton Rouge Short Sales Study Released, Approximately 2 Percent Of All Sales!
Greater Baton Rouge Appraiser, Bill Cobb, has performed a study on the number of “short sales” taking place within the Greater Baton Rouge Housing Market. This was a rather difficult study to complete because of the lack of designation of short sales within the local GBRMLS. In other words, there’s no box for agents to check that specifically states the reason for the sale was “Short Sale”. So, this makes the numbers below somewhat questionable because of the lack of a proper method for classifying short sales within the local MLS. This appraiser has made the suggestion for this to be corrected to GBRMLS.
Agents do sometimes state “Short Sale” in the “Remarks” and or “Realtor Remarks” section of the MLS Sheet. So, this appraiser searched “short sale” within the “Remarks” and or “Realtor Remarks” to discover the results below. NOTE: It’s believed that these numbers below are lower than the actual number of short sales taking place. And, it’s anticipated that with the Big Banks halting foreclosures for an unknown time period (moratorium), short sales will become more popular with the Big Banks, or so I have been reading.
NOTE: Data used with permission of the GBRMLS. Search dates are 1/1/2009 to 10/16/2010. Extraction date was 10/16/2010.
Short Sale Image Source: http://www.manausa.com/short-sale-proces/
http://www.batonrougerealestatetrends.net/ – 2010 Comprehensive Greater Baton Rouge Foreclosure Numbers and Charts Released
East Baton Rouge Foreclosure Trends: East Baton Rouge 2009 2010 Foreclosure Sales Numbers! 2010 Foreclosures total 12% of sales YTD; 2009 Foreclosures totaled 11%. 7% of all EBR MLS Listings are Foreclosures! Foreclosures are negatively impacting this market.
Where Are The 2010 East Baton Rouge Foreclosures Concentrated?
AREA 11 FORECLOSURES, Primarily Baker. In Area 11 in 2010, there have been 33 solds in Baker and 13 in Zachary. In 2009 and 2010, the Baker market has experienced a significant amount of fore closure activity as it was one of the markets where real estate investors flipped houses at high prices to post Hurricane Katrina buyers. Fore closure activity is cyclical in the Baker market, just as it is in the other troubled lower priced markets in Areas 31, 41 and 53. So, the fact that Baker is a higher than average REO market is no surprise to this appraiser.
In Baker, the subdivisions experiencing the higher percentage of fore closure sales were Baker Estates, Baker Heights, Baker Hills, Baker Lots & Acres and Brown Heights. In Zachary, the subdivisions experiencing the higher percentage of fore closure sales were Oak Shadows, Castle Place, Deer Park and The Cottages AT Blue Heron Lakes – those expensive town homes, expensive for the Zachary market.
AREA 31 FORECLOSURES (70802 & 70805). In Area 31 since 2008, there has been a significant amount of fore closure activity in the 30%+ of total sales range as it was one of the markets where real estate investors flipped houses at high prices to post Hurricane Katrina buyers.
AREA 41 FORECLOSURES (Park Forest Area). In Area 41 since 2008, there has been a significant amount of fore closure activity broadly throughout this market. In Area 41, the subdivisions experiencing the higher percentage of fore closure sales were Forest Oaks, Park Forest, Park Forest East, Villa Del Rey (9 reo sales in 2010) and Windsor Place.
AREA 43 FORECLOSURES (Some Surprises). A higher fore closure rate in Area 43 is an example of how this is a different market downturn than in the 1980s and 1990s. In this downturn after the mortgage meltdown, the fore closure activity AND FUTURE LOCAL FORECLOSURE ACTIVITY are located in ALL income brackets throughout all of Greater Baton Rouge. Hurricane Katrina may have been a blessing for sellers in 2005 and 2006, but some of the resales at lower than purchased prices and some of the resulting fore closures are a part of the 12% REO solds rate for EBRP.
In Area 43, the subdivisions experiencing the higher percentage of fore closure sales were High Point, Lake At White Oak (a surprise, higher priced homes), O’Neal Place (no surprise), Old Jefferson (no surprise), Shenandoah (a surprise) and higher priced Condos in Windsor Village (no surprise in the over supplied Baton Rouge Condo market and some of these condos were marketed to and sold to California investors who are now giving these back to the the banks possibly because of challenges with the California market now).
AREA 53 FORECLOSURES (1 Surprise – University Club). In Area 53 since 2008, there has been a significant amount of fore closure activity broadly throughout this market. In Area 53, the subdivisions experiencing the higher percentage of fore closure sales were Hermitage, Mayfair Park, Perkins Village, University Club Plantation (3 and very higher end homes), and Village St George.
Ascension Parish Foreclosure Trends: 2009 2010 Foreclosure Sales Numbers! 2010 Foreclosures total 7% of sales YTD; 2009 Foreclosures totaled 6%, an increase of +1% since 2009. 5% of all Ascension MLS Listings are Foreclosures! Foreclosures are only moderately impacting this market.
Where Are The 2010 Ascension Parish Foreclosures Concentrated?
AREAS 90-92 2010 FORECLOSURES. In 2010, there have been 68 solds. The vast majority of these foreclosure solds were “Rural” properties (10). In restricted subdivisions, foreclosures of note were in Ascension Trace (2), Autumn Woods (2), Lakes At Dutchtown (2), Manchac Harbor (2), Oak Terrace (3) and Porte Cochere (3).
Above $200,000, Both Solds and Current Listings. The number of 2010 foreclosures that sold above $200,000 has been 19 or 28%. Out of the 46 total REO MLS listings, there are 16 current listings above $200,000 or 35%.
Above $300,000, Both Solds and Current Listings. The number of 2010 foreclosures that sold above $300,000 has been 8 or 12%. Out of the 46 total REO MLS listings, there are 3 current listings above $300,000 or 7%.
Livingston Parish Foreclosure Trends: 2009 2010 Foreclosure Sales Numbers! 2010 Foreclosures total 13% of sales YTD; 2009 Foreclosures totaled 9%, an increase of +2% since 2009. 7% of all Livingston MLS Listings are Foreclosures! Foreclosures are negatively impacting this market.
Where Are The 2010 Livingston Parish Foreclosures Concentrated?
AREA 80 2010 FORECLOSURES. In Area 80 in 2010, there have been 17 solds. The vast majority of these foreclosure solds were “Rural” properties and 3 in Three Rivers Island.
AREA 81 2010 FORECLOSURES. In Area 81 in 2010, there have been 51 solds. These foreclosures were concentrated in Acadiana Place, Easterly Lakes, Gravesbriar, Hidden Oaks Condos, Linda Lee, Richmond Place, Watson Little Farms, Wisteria Place and Wolf Creek Place. Wisteria Place is no surprise to this appraiser for a development which has experienced marketing challenges since the beginning.
AREA 82 2010 FORECLOSURES. In Area 82 in 2010, there have been 21 solds. The vast majority of these foreclosure solds were “Rural” properties and 2 in Spring Lake. There were 1 each in Lakes at Fennwood, Lakeview Acres, Live Oak Landing, North Walker Estates, Park Place, Peaks Crossing, Shalimar and Tall Oaks.
AREA 83 2010 FORECLOSURES. In Area 83 in 2010, there have been 24 solds. These foreclosures were concentrated in Forest Ridge, Plantation Park, South Point, Westminister Estates and Woodland Crossing. There were 1 each in Carter Hills, The Cove, Falconcrest, Quail Run Acres, South Haven and Stone Hill.
West Baton Rouge Parish Foreclosure Trends: 2009 2010 Foreclosure Sales Numbers! 2010 Foreclosures total 7% of sales YTD; 2009 Foreclosures totaled 5%, an increase of +2% since 2009. 4% of all MLS Listings are Foreclosures! Foreclosures are only moderately impacting this market.
There’s A Major “Caveat” with the numbers below! It’s also stated here that an article (The Landmines Within by Michael Tarabotto http://activerain.com/blogsview/930436/The-Landmines-Within ) stated that as much as 70% of REOs never make it into the MLS – Meaning that it might be impossible to know or state the exact # of competing REOs if they’re not being listed and that the foreclosure problem could be larger if up to 70% of REOs aren’t being listed.
REO is “Real Estate Owned”!
Data used with permission of the GBRMLS. Search dates are 1/1/2009 to 10/16/2010. Extraction date was 10/16/2010.
