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Purchase power now
The tax credit is no longer
available, but interest rates have dropped, including on FHA
loans which are down nearly half a point since May 1. That means
buyers using an FHA loan to buy a $200,000 home will have nearly
$9,000 more purchasing power.
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5/1/2010 |
5/26/2010 |
Change |
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Interest Rate: |
4.875% |
4.500% |
-0.375% |
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Purchase Price: |
$200,000 |
$208,890 |
$8,890 |
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Loan Amount: |
$193,000 |
$201,579 |
$8,579 |
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Monthly Payment: |
$1,021 |
$1,021 |
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Using this
same scenario, buyers purchasing a $400,000 home using an FHA loan have
close to $18,000 more purchasing power. In other words, for the same
monthly payment, today’s buyer could purchase a home worth $18,000 more
than they could have on May 1, 2010
Market activity summary for May 2010 (See
past year history)
June 4, 2010
– Home sales
during May tapered off around Washington state following a surge of
activity in April as buyers hustled to meet deadlines for tax
credits.
Northwest Multiple Listing Service brokers reported
5,242 pending sales
(mutually accepted offers) last month, a
decline of more than 44 percent from
April’s total of 9,438 pending sales. Compared to twelve
months ago when members tallied 7,160 pending sales of single family
homes and condominiums, the volume dipped about 27 percent, but
year-to-date figures show 2010 sales
are well ahead of 2009
.
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Single
family houses+Condos |
Listings |
Pending |
Closed Sales |
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|
MLS Map Area |
Total Actv this
month |
Actv-same mo/yr
ago |
Current month |
Same month/yr ago |
Current month |
Same mo/yr ago |
Median $ this
month |
Median $ same
mo/yr ago |
% Chg, price vs
yr ago |
|
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EastSide South |
536 |
637 |
96 |
100 |
99 |
58 |
$495,000 |
$512,500 |
- 3.41% |
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Mercer Island |
202 |
225 |
33 |
31 |
24 |
12 |
$823,500 |
$685,000 |
20.22% |
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Bellevue West |
466 |
533 |
70 |
73 |
45 |
40 |
$765,000 |
$661,725 |
15.61% |
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Bellevue East |
445 |
449 |
83 |
84 |
75 |
58 |
$390,000 |
$454,500 |
- 14.19% |
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East Lake
Sammamish |
909 |
1,142 |
184 |
186 |
160 |
83 |
$466,225 |
$435,000 |
7.18% |
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Redmond-Carnation |
439 |
547 |
69 |
97 |
63 |
48 |
$389,000 |
$515,775 |
- 24.58% |
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Kirkland-Bridle |
615 |
737 |
90 |
89 |
81 |
50 |
$515,000 |
$567,500 |
-
9.25% |
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Juanita-Woodinville |
953 |
979 |
126 |
165 |
131 |
99 |
$366,750 |
$395,000 |
-
7.15% |
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Eastside |
4,565 |
5,249 |
751 |
825 |
678 |
448 |
$445,000 |
$464,975 |
- 4.30% |
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Seattle |
3,999 |
3,716 |
703 |
971 |
808 |
606 |
$385,000 |
$375,000 |
2.67% |
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