Archive for April, 2008

Surf Pines market update: 1 Sold, 1 Sale Pending

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

according to the Clatsop MLS:

Silver Spot

33252 Silver Spot Lane closed 4/28/2008 for $400,000. Silver Spot was on the market for 242 days and had an original list price of $498,000.

and…..

89945 Ocean Drive is back under contract as of 4/24/2008.

89945 Ocean

images courtesy of the Clastop MLS.

Surf Pines 1Q market update

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

The market here seems to be picking up, although the first quarter market report doesn’t reflect this.

As of 3/31/2008:

  • Active: 9
  • Closed: 0
  • Pended:3
  • New: 3

For comparison, I searched the Clatsop MLS for residential properties priced between $500-999,000 active during the first quarter in all parts of the county.

  • New: 88
  • Pending: 18
  • Sold: 9
  • Expired: 61
  • Active in range: 179

souce: Clatsop MLS

It is certainly a tough market for Sellers, but Buyers are getting some great deals. With inventory still above normal, many Sellers are coming to terms with a tough market and pricing their properties accordingly. On the flip side, Buyers seem to be less tolerant to haggling and tend to move on quickly to another property if they can’t come to terms. This seems to be the rule in most of the area especially Surf Pines, Gearhart and Seaside. Large developments like The Reserve at Gearhart and Thompson Falls give buyers even more options: Now that building has slowed, home builders are eager to get back to building true custom homes to suit on a lot purchased by the Buyer.