Freshest Figures Show New Home Sales and Prices Rise in Redding
Posted on: May 06, 2013 07:30:35 AM
The Redding, CA market saw a rise in new home closings in February year-over-year, increasing after staying level in January. Closings stood at 11 in February after being seven a year earlier and remaining unchanged at three in January from a year earlier.
A total of 64 new homes were sold during the 12 months that ended in February, up from 60 for the year that ended in January.
New home closings were 11 of the 230 total closings, up on a percentage basis from seven of 253 a year earlier. Following a year-over-year decline in January, closings of new and existing homes also fell year-over-year in February.
Pricing and Mortgage Trends
The average new home price in February 2013 went up to $269,818 from $261,286 a year ago. This followed a 27.4% decline in January from a year earlier.
Average mortgage size on new homes rose from $178,515 to $238,391. Average mortgage size on new homes went from $299,995 in January 2012 to $193,800 in January 2013.
Freshest Figures Show New Home Sales and Prices Rise in Redding
Posted on: May 06, 2013 07:30:35 AM
The Redding, CA market saw a rise in new home closings in February year-over-year, increasing after staying level in January. Closings stood at 11 in February after being seven a year earlier and remaining unchanged at three in January from a year earlier.
A total of 64 new homes were sold during the 12 months that ended in February, up from 60 for the year that ended in January.
New home closings were 11 of the 230 total closings, up on a percentage basis from seven of 253 a year earlier. Following a year-over-year decline in January, closings of new and existing homes also fell year-over-year in February.
Pricing and Mortgage Trends
The average new home price in February 2013 went up to $269,818 from $261,286 a year ago. This followed a 27.4% decline in January from a year earlier.
Average mortgage size on new homes rose from $178,515 to $238,391. Average mortgage size on new homes went from $299,995 in January 2012 to $193,800 in January 2013.
Other Market Trends
The share of new home closings made up by attached units has risen while the share belonging to single-family homes has fallen. Attached closings made up one of 11 new home closings after accounting for no part of closings a year earlier. Meanwhile, single-family homes made up 10 of 11 new home closings after making up all of closings a year earlier.
Foreclosures and real estate owned (REO) closings declined in February from a year earlier, but remained a burden on the market. Out of all existing home closings, foreclosures combined with REO closings made up 46.6% of closings, below 63.4% a year earlier. The percentage of existing home closings involving foreclosures slid to 18.7% in February from 30.9% a year earlier while REO closings as a percentage of existing home closings dipped to 27.9% from 32.5% a year earlier.
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Source: Housing Intelligence