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Home Inventory Continues to Increase

Posted Friday, May 9, 2008

A recent survey conducted by a California based real estate company reported a 1.3 percent increase in housing inventory. These are houses that are for sale on the multiple listing service or MLS through the month of April 2008. The survey was conducted on 29 major metropolitan areas across the United States.

The results of the survey show a continued supply of houses for sale on the market in most major metro areas. This increase in housing inventory will further depress home prices. After all, the supply for homes has definitely not increased.

The major cities who saw and increase in the number of houses for sale hit the market were Austin Texas at 7.1 percent, Chicago Illinois with 5.9 percent, Boston Massachusetts with 5.6 percent and Philadelphia with 5.4 percent increase.

Interestingly enough Las Vegas, currently the capital of the foreclosure crisis saw a decrease in the number of homes on the market. This in contributed to many banks accepting shorts sales and selling homes on their books they receive from foreclosure. It is also contributed to the fact that Las Vegas has one of the fastest drop in home prices in the nation.

If you own a home in Las Vegas this news is like a double edge sward. You now may have a better chance of selling your house but you obviously will be selling for much less. In some cases 25 to 30 percent less than you could have sold last year. The good news is the news of a decreased number of houses for sale in your area could be a start of a real estate bottom.

Another interesting fact is the number of home owners who have dropped the sale price on their home. Of the 29 metro cities where the survey was conducted, Orange County California tops the number of homes who had a reduced sale price last month with over 49 percent of the homes dropping price. Other areas that top the home price reduction survey are Las Vegas Nevada, Jacksonville Florida, Bakersfield California, Las Angeles California, Miami Florida, Washington D.C. and Sacramento California.

If you do need to sell your house quickly I suggest you get in touch with a local real estate investor who knows your local market and can buy your house quickly. ExpertHomeOffers.com is a company who connects home sellers with professional home buyers. They have a very large network of real estate investors who are always purchasing homes and increasing their real estate portfolio.