Eagle River Real Estate Market Update 10.14.2009
10/14/2009This will be a short note to bring you up to speed on the market here in Eagle River Alaska. Nothing spectacular is happening, at least not if your an Eagle River resident, because you already know this. Eagle River is the "Most livable Community in Alaska". The homes sales are steady and consistent, kind of boring, right?
Well to those of you that may be moving here or are just curious and stumbled upon this post, may seem incredible. Our market is very good! we are not selling hundreds of homes, we're just selling the ones that come on the market. Less people are moving away from Eagle River and more are moving here. Good steady, sustainable growth. If the builders built 20% more homes than is currently underway we could easily fill the residences. Eagle River residents are proud of their community and remain committed to it. The first time home buyers tax credit expires in on December 1, 2009. If you want take advantage of this, you need to move quickly.
We lets dispense with the rhetoric. Sales in the last week continue to be steady and stable. There were 14 new homes listed for sale, and 7 homes went under contract (pended), while 6 homes closed. The current inventory of homes is 150, just 1 more than last week. Interest rates continue to be low, last week in the 4% to 5% range depending on the terms chosen. fourteen (14) of the 150 are not built, and ten (10) are currently under construction.
Well, I'm getting a little long winded here so I'll wrap this up. The market is good, now is the best time to sell your home, and it is definitely a good time to buy if you can find a good home. If you can find one, call me we can always build it for you.
Eric Bushnell Comment