The third quarter of 2015 has ticked its last tock with the hands pointing firmly upon a reliable clock of a market. Although noon and 6:30 fluctuations are present even within the same states and cities, the overall tempo of real estate potential is experiencing a healthy number of good omens. The job market has
shown continual improvement, jobless rates are down, real average hourly and weekly earnings have been up and there has been good news in new household formation.
New Listings in the Charlotte region increased 3.2 percent to 4,319. Pending Sales were up 23.2 percent to 3,669. Inventory levels fell 21.7 percent to 12,795 units.
Prices continued to gain traction. The Median Sales Price increased 5.6 percent to $190,000. List to Close was down 10.5 percent to 111 days. Sellers were encouraged as Months Supply of Inventory was down 32.8 percent to 3.7 months.
With positive economic news coming from many angles, there are no imminent factors to prepare for beyond the typical seasonal drop-off. From the mouths of market-analyzing pundits, we are in the midst of one of the healthiest housing markets in the past 15 years. The one thing we were anticipating in September, an increase in interest rates, did not happen. It most likely will before year’s end. Until then, get out and enjoy the season.