Hobe Sound Florida Market Report ZIP Code 33455 – Residential, January 2012

Hobe Sound Real Estate Snapshot for ZIP Code 33455, Residential Sales for January 2012

For January 2012 in the 33455 Zip Code area of Hobe Sound, Florida :

There are currently 359 active listings. ( An increase of 29 homes from December)

78 Residential sales are pending and awaiting close or lender approval (An increase of 20 homes from December)

22 Homes Sold in January (A decrease of 6 homes from last month)

The Hobe Sound real estate market (ZIP Code 33455) had a fairly dramatic rise in inventory for January.  The good news is that activity was up as pending sales also rose significantly.  There was a fairly small drop in closed sales.
Compared to last January, we had 388 active listings, 57 pending sales, and 18 closed sales.  Fairly close to last year’s figures, but all this with less inventory.

Provided we don’t see a drastic increase in distressed properties (short sales and bank-owned foreclosures), we should be in line for a good performance from the Hobe Sound real estate market in 2012.

Hobe Sound Florida Market Report ZIP Code 33455 – Residential, December 2011

Hobe Sound Real Estate Snapshot for ZIP Code 33455, Residential Sales for December 2011

For December 2011 in the 33455 Zip Code area of Hobe Sound, Florida :

There are currently 330 active listings. ( An increase of 14 homes from November)

58 Residential sales are pending and awaiting close or lender approval (A decrease of 13 homes from November)

28 Homes Sold in December (An increase of 13 homes from last month)

 Along with most of Martin County, the Hobe Sound real estate market (ZIP Code 33455) had increasing inventory and decreasing pending sales from last month. Closed sales were the bright note, as 28 homes were sold in December, an increase of 13 homes from November.

Compared to last December, we had 374 active listings, 47 pending sales, and 28 closed sales.  Closed sales were equal to last year, with about 10% less active inventory and pending sales were lower as well.

Provided we don’t see a drastic increase in distressed properties (short sales and bank-owned foreclosures), we should be in line for a good performance from the Hobe Sound real estate market in 2012.

Hobe Sound Florida Market Report ZIP Code 33455 – Residential, November 2011

Hobe Sound Real Estate Snapshot for ZIP Code 33455, Residential Sales for November 2011

For November 2011 in the 33455 Zip Code area of Hobe Sound, Florida :

There are currently 316 active listings. ( Down 12 from October)

71 Residential sales are pending and awaiting close or lender approval (Up 12 from October)

15 Homes Sold in November (A decrease of 15 homes from last month)

Bucking the trend from the rest of Martin County, the Hobe Sound real estate market (ZIP Code 33455) had a second month of decreasing inventory and increasing pending sales.  Unfortunately closed sales were down by 50% from 30 units (a strong October) to only 15 last month.

Compared to last November, we had 431 active listings, 51 pending sales and 16 closed sales.  Even with a significant decrease in inventory, sales as well as pending sales remain strong.  In addition, recent sales have tended toward more medium and upper-end price ranges which shows many higher-income buyers coming back into the market.

Provided we don’t see a drastic increase in distressed properties (short sales and bank-owned foreclosures), we should be in line for a good performance from the Hobe Sound real estate market in 2012.

Hobe Sound Florida Market Report ZIP Code 33455 – Residential, October 2011

Hobe Sound Real Estate Snapshot for ZIP Code 33455, Residential Sales for October 2011

For October 2011 in the 33455 Zip Code area of Hobe Sound, Florida :

There are currently 328 active listings. ( Down 20 from September)

59 Residential sales are pending and awaiting close or lender approval (Up 11 from September)

30 Homes Sold in October (An increase of 9 homes from last month)

The Hobe Sound real estate market (ZIP Code 33455) had a surprisingly strong October.  After a disappointing September, all of our indexes moved in a positive direction for a strong market.

Inventory decreased, homes under contract increased and closed sales showed an increase as well.  We are expecting a bit of a slowdown as we enter the holiday season, but time will tell, as the October Hobe Sound results were a bit of a surprise.

This will be an interesting season to watch!

Hobe Sound Florida Market Report ZIP Code 33455 – Residential, September 2011

Hobe Sound Real Estate Snapshot for ZIP Code 33455, Residential Sales for September 2011

For September 2011 in the 33455 Zip Code area of Hobe Sound, Florida :

There are currently 348 active listings. ( Up 6 from August)

48 Residential sales are pending and awaiting close or lender approval (Down 6 from August)

21 Homes Sold in September (An decrease of 9 homes from last month)

The Hobe Sound real estate market (ZIP Code 33455) had a disappointing September.  All indexes reversed course and moved in the wrong direction, though not by significant numbers.  Inventory was up, and both pending and closed sales were down.

This increase in inventory may also be attributable to many sellers trying to time the market as well as a reaction from recent relatively good sales for the past spring and summer seasons.  Most efforts to time the market, especially when made in relatively large numbers become self-defeating as in this trying market, this increase in inventory may just drive the market a bit lower.

However, for buyers, especially those who can obtain financing, there hasn’t been a more attractive real estate market in decades.  There are some savvy buyers getting excellent deals for homes at prices equivalent to 10 or 11 years ago.

This will be an interesting season to watch!

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