Relocate With Jen: April 2010

Are you STILL searching online! Other Buyers may be VISITING your favorite homes while you are LOOKING online! You may already know the $8000 Tax Credit Deadline is looming and you MUST be under contract to receive it.  Although thousands of buyers start searching online at some point you must go see homes.  The current stats from Centralized Showing proves that buyers are taking action now.

Centralized Showing Service (CSS), is the company used by Realtors & MLS members in the Triangle to schedule showings for all properties for sale.  It doesn't matter if you looking at new homes, re-sale, or distressed sales all appointments go through CSS.

 CSS has tracked more than 4000 showings in the Garner Area in 2010- that's about 8 Showings per home per month. 

Facts about Garner:

• over 128 homes have SOLD since January 1^st
• over a 140 homes are currently UNDER CONTRACT
• Top selling & showing price range $160,000 ~ $200,000 Averaging over 9 showings monthly

60% of Garner's Sellers contributed to the Buyer's closing costs so far in 2010 ranging from $400 to over $7500.  It seems that both Buyers & Sellers are working together to get the best terms.  

Check out the chart below -- This is straight from CSS- 27529 zip code -- All homes priced $100,000- $300,000 between New Year's Day (1-1-2010) and Today ( 4-19-2010).

This is a scan of the actual CSS report -- If you don't see your price range or if you need information about a different part of the Triangle area call or email.

The Most Popular Neighborhoods

(Both the Highest # of Sales & Highest Under Contract Activity)

Heather Hills-- Cleveland Springs --Adams Point - TunBridge -- Turner Farms

Thinking About Selling? Wondering how your home stacks up to the competition! Call or Click to recieve a Free Home Value Report complete with a up to date market data about your neighborhood.

Your Trusted Real Estate Advisor! 

 Jennifer Marks, Broker CNE SFR

(919) 210-6295