May 2006 will be over soon...

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May 30, 2006

Two more days remain in May to get closings done. The end of the month is typically very busy for title companies. A quick sample of activity for Loudoun County reveals the following:
  • Over 4,500 active listings
  • Over 1,400 listings went on the market so far this month
  • 386 homes went under contract so far this month
  • 328 homes sold (settled) so far
  • 158 homes are scheduled to close on or before 5/31/2006
  • Average sale price is about $551,000 (96% of the original list price)
  • Over 60% of the homes sold have seller subsidies averaging about $12,000. One was as high as $100,000 on a $850,000 transaction. Investigating further, the seller appears to be giving up equity to make the buyer's down payment on their loan.
There is no surge this spring. All the data appears to indicate another flat month for Loudoun County. We will take another sample June 2nd (time to get settlements updated in the MLS).

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