Tampa Area Housing Market Statistics (Pasco County) – August 2011

We report housing market statistics for Pasco County, which is the county just north of Tampa, FL on the east, and north of the Clearwater-St Petersburg area on the west, as a year over year number as we believe that is much more accurate to find the direction of the market, rather than reporting month over month numbers which are skewed by seasonal differences. We also only report Single Family Homes, though we are glad to supply you market statistics for townhouses and condos if needed.

The housing market statistics for Pasco County are as follows:

Homes For Sale: 

  • All properties (Short Sales, Foreclosures & Regular Non-Distressed Properties)  | 3,436 down 32.9%
  • REO/Bank Owned Foreclosures | 192 down 48.9%
  • Short Sales | 1,038 down 42.2%
  • Normal Sales (No Short Sales, No Foreclosures) | 2,206 down 25.1%
Though the number of homes for sale has declined significantly year over year, robo-signing, legal battles and government programs are likely pushing the foreclosure crisis to the future. We may see a flood of homes come on the market when these issues are resolved or stopped.

Pending Sales: 

  • All properties (Short Sales, Foreclosures & Regular Non-Distressed Properties) | 570 up 41.8%
  • REO/Bank Owned Foreclosures | 148 up 37%
  • Short Sales | 185 up 125.6%
  • Normal Sales (No Short Sales, No Foreclosures) | 237 up 11.8%
Pending sales have increased significantly year over year. This is a great sign that due to the low home prices and low mortgage rates, people are buying. One caveat however is the large number of pending sales for short sales, as a large percentage of these will likely never close.

Sold:

  • All properties (Short Sales, Foreclosures & Regular Non-Distressed Properties)  | 527 up 23.4%
  • REO/Bank Owned Foreclosures | 164 up 86.4%
  • Short Sales | 106 down 11.7%
  • Normal Sales (No Short Sales, No Foreclosures) | 257 up 17.4%
Sales in the Tampa area are up nicely year over year. Going forward, the biggest impediments are fewer qualified buyers, the poor economy, government regulations and policies which make it harder to get a mortgage and leave less people able to purchase a home.

Months of Inventory:

  • All properties (Short Sales, Foreclosures & Regular Non-Distressed Properties)  | 6.5 months, down 45.6
  • REO/Bank Owned Foreclosures | 1.2 months, down 72.6%
  • Short Sales | 9.8 months, down 34.6%
  • Normal Sales (No Short Sales, No Foreclosures) | 8.6 months, down 36.1%
There are a couple of definitions for months of inventory that I like, with one being more appropriate for a market in turmoil, which is 1 – 3 months of inventory is a sellers market, 3- 6 months is neutral, and more than 6 months is a buyers market.
Though market inventory is getting better, the number of foreclosures yet to come to market could suddenly change this number negatively.

Average Sales Price:

  • All properties (Short Sales, Foreclosures & Regular Non-Distressed Properties)  | $125,000 – down 12.6%
  • REO/Bank Owned Foreclosures | $88,000 – up 1.1%
  • Short Sales | $117,000 – down 14.6%
  • Normal Sales (No Short Sales, No Foreclosures) | $152,000 – down 9.5%

Median Sales Price:

  • All properties (Short Sales, Foreclosures & Regular Non-Distressed Properties)  | $112,000 – down 14.5%
  • REO/Bank Owned Foreclosures | $77,000 – up 35.1%
  • Short Sales | $113,000 – down 16.3%
  • Normal Sales (No Short Sales, No Foreclosures) | $147,000 – up 1.4%

Have questions, or would you like statistics for another area or zip code? Selling a home, or thinking of buying a home?

Feel free to contact us anytime at 813-469-3163.

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Pasco County cities include;  Bayonet Point, Dade City, Holiday, Hudson, Land O Lakes, Lutz, New Port Richey, Odessa, Port Richey, San Antonio, Trinity, Wesley Chapel, and Zephyrhills.



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