I’ve been mentioning in several of my articles during January that the real estate agents in my Powell office, as well as others I speak with, are reporting that they have and are busy with both buyers and sellers. I just checked the January data from the MLS and the numbers support what agents have been saying.
Look at the white bars! Those are the number of homes that were in-contract at the end of January! Can you believe it! Go Hilliard! Those homes that went into contract during January will probably close in February.
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The bright blue bars reflect actual closings in January 2010. The light blue bars indicate January 2009 actual closings for comparison. The number of closings were higher in 2010 for all but three of the school district areas, compared to 2009. Imagine what February actual sales are going to be like.
For you buyers and sellers who have been fence-sitting waiting till the weather improves before they take advantage of the Tax Credits, look what you’re missing.
“He who hesitates, is lost.”
“The early bird gets the worm.”
“Don’t say I didn’t warn you.”
EDITED: I split the Olentangy school district into “east of Rt 23″ (LC) and “west of Rt 23 (PO). If I hadn’t done that, the pending sales would be greater than Hilliard at 128 homes. Jan 2010 sales were 42 vs 2009 at 37.
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Another thought–if you snooze, you lose-it is a great time to buy. Don’t wait!
I was thinking, “no time like the present” or even “just do it!”