• Over all numbers are hovering at the 2004 level
• Condo/Town home sales are significantly up
• Luxury sales are up
• Foreclosures and short sales fading out
Single family home sales: at the end of June we saw 214 sales compared with 225 last year. Per end of August the market caught up - 283 sales compared with 275 last year. The low inventory is keeping the number of sales at bay. With 242 active listings and only 106 listings below $500,000 we are seeing the lowest number of active listings since 2005.
The median recorded sales price of $399,000 is stable.
Only 2% of all active listings are foreclosures and short sales!
Luxury homes: 18 homes sold over $1,000,000 in the first 6 months - only 11 in 2012. As of August this number is up to 23!
There still is good news for buyers: because of the high inventory (97 listings $825,000 and above equal 37.6% of all active listings) prices have not gone up yet. The average price per sf. was $328 in 2012 and still is $333 at the end of June this year.
Condos/Town homes: 68 units sold this year and there are only 36 active listings currently on the market! The average price per sf. is up at $179 compared with $159 in 2012.
Vacant land: Jan – June 69 vacant land listings sold compared to 61 in 2012. We still have an approximate 4 year inventory.
The silver lining is the median recorded sales price. Last year at the same time it was $103,000 and is now up to $135,000 ($132,000 at the end of the first quarter this year)
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Sedona Market Update - 1st Quarter of 2013
- The market continues it's recovery
- Inventory of single family homes is down
- Princes in the non-luxury segment of the home market are rising
- Activity in Luxury market has picked up
Only 5% of all active listings are foreclosures and short sales. The market share of un-distressed sales is back to 80%. This is significant, as distressed sales were the reason of the market crash.
The low number of sales is partially due to low inventory. From a high of over 500 active listings we are down to 248.
At the same time we have a record high of 91 pending sales.
Desirable listings trigger multiple offers.
An increasing number of new construction is build and sold.
In the first four month of the year 8 homes sold over $1,000,000 – the same amount as a year ago. But another 8 sales are pending, while only 3 were pending end of April 2012.
The median recorded sales price was down to $1,193,250.00.
The current 318 active listings equal a 4 year inventory.
The silver lining is the median recorded sales price. From a low of $121,500 at the end of 2012 it is up to $132,000.
Sedona Real Estate Market Analysis for 2012
The fear of inflation should not hinder the recovery. When money depreciates and the stock market is shaky, real estate is a good investment.
In the range of $400,00 and under, homes are already appreciating.
The number of active single family homes is at a 10 year low, sales are up in all price ranges and only 7%of all listed active homes are foreclosures and short sales (it used to be 40+%).
Luxury home sales are up, while prices are stil down.
Condo and Townhome sales have doubled. They were the first ones to stagnate and drop and are a good indicator for recovery.
The number of land sales is up 30% over 2011, while prices are at a 13 year low.
Builders are building again and are showing confidence in a recovering market.
406 homes were sold in 2012, compared with 387 in 2011. This is the highest number of sales since 2005, except for 2010 when tax incentives were offered.
The number of active listings is at a 10 year low. At the end of 2012 we had 238 active listings - 20% less than 301 in December 2011.
Amongst those 238 active listings are 9 foreclosures and 8 short sales, which equals 7% of all active listings. This number was 37% at the end of 2012!
The average price per square foot of $164 is slightly up from $161 in 2011.
The biggest market share amongst sold homes were homes $400,000 and under. This market segment accounted for 77.26% of sales. Prices have started to go up in this range and the inventory in Sedona is extremely low.
The numbers differ between Sedona and the Village of Oak Creek.
Sedona saw 239 sales in 2012, with a median sales price of $407,500 and a median price per square foot of $177.
In the Village of Oak Creek 167 homes were sold. The median sales price was $319,000 and the median price per square foot $163.
2012 saw 24 sales of homes over $1,000,000 – up 7 from 17 in 2011.
3 homes sold over $2,000,000.
The median sales price in this market segment was $1,332,500 and the median price per square foot $294 ($1,440,000 and $317 in 2011).
The average price per square foot is also up - $295.84 in 2012 compared to $272.71 in 2011.
It is notable, that at the end of 2012 homes over $750,000 constituted 30% of all active single family home listings (73 active listings out of 238) while their market share only accounts for approx. 10% of sold homes. This makes for competition in the luxury range.
Sales are significantly up. The number of condos/town homes sold has doubled! It rose from 56 in 2011 to 111 in 2012.
Sedona: in 2012 49 condos/town homes sold with a median sales price of $305,232 – significantly up from $209,750 in 2011.
Village of Oak Creek: 62 sales with a median sales price of $217,074 – up from $146,000 in 2011.
As most of the condos and town homes are second and third homes and can be considered investments properties, the raise of sales shows a growing confidence in the real estate market.
The number of sales is up 30% from 2011. 2011 saw 90 sales, compared with 117 in 2012.
At the same time the median recorded sales price dropped slightly from 125,000 to $121,500.
Active listings are also slightly down – 316 compared to 331 a year ago.
Builders are buying and building again.
Land sales have nearly doubled since the near standstill of 58 home sales in all of 2008.
• Inventory is down - prices are stable on a low level
• Foreclosures and short sales continue to decline
• Luxury market starting to stabilize
• Land sales are up while prices are still low
Inventory with 264 active listings is at its lowest since 2005, down from a high of 532 in 2008.
The median recorded sales price of $340,000 is stable ($339,900 at the end of June 2012).
The average price per s.f. of $160 is stable and slightly up ($154 at the end of March and $159 at the end of June this year).
The market share of foreclosures and short sales continues to decline.
At the end of the third quarter only 6% of active listings were distressed homes. - Less distressed properties and low inventory are encouraging signs for a recovering market.
17 of the homes were sales in the $1,000,000+ range. In this range the average price per s.f. was $331.42.
The median sales price is slightly up from $103,500 at the end of June to $117,000.
Only 18 sales were foreclosures or short sales.
Sedona Market Update – 2nd Quarter of 2012
- Residential sales are up and inventory in down
- Prices stable on a low level
- Few new foreclosures and short sales
- Luxury market still weak
- Land sales are up and prices down
Inventory with 283 active listings is at its lowest since 2005.
The median recorded sales price of $339,900 is slightly up from $330,000 in the first quarter and the same time last year, but slightly down from the median recorded sales price in 2011 ($350,000).
The average price per s.f. of $159 is the same as at the end of June 2011 and slightly up from $154 at the end of the first quarter.
Only 9% of all active listings are foreclosures and short sales.
The market share of distressed sales is down from 40% last year to 27%.
At the same time last year we saw 13 sales over $1,000,000 and the average price s.f. dropped from $336 to $272 - the median sales price from $1,550,000 to $1,305,000.
The median sales price dropped from $125,000 to $103,500.
Only 14 sales were foreclosures - no short sales.
307 active listings are the lowest in 5 years.
• Inventory at a 6 year low
• Significantly less foreclosures and short sales
• Activity in Luxury market has picked up but is still slow
• Land sales are up – builders are building again
Inventory with only 275 active listings is at a 6 year low (March of 2008 saw a high of 486). At the same time we are seeing 84 pending sales (compared with 15 in March of 2008).
The median recorded sales price of $333,000 is slightly down and so is the average price per sq ft of $154 – it was $159 in June and $161 for all of 2011.
Only 7% of all active listings are foreclosures and short sales. The market share of un-distressed sales is back to 75%. – A significant sign.
The average price/sq ft was $302 and the median sales price $1,283,000.
The median sales price of $132,500 is slightly up from $125,000 in 2011.
Only 6 sales were foreclosures – no short sales.
329 active listings are down from a high of 413 in March of 2009.
Sedona Real Estate Market Analysis for 2011
The 2011 sales numbers in Sedona show a split market. 48.3% of the sales were under $300,000 and 87% below $499,000. Well priced properties under $500,000 are selling fairly quickly and the market in this segment is stabilizing and starting to look up.
At the same time, the luxury market is still lagging. The new luxury price point (top 10% of sales) is $725,000 for single family homes.
There is good news regarding foreclosure and short sales. At the end of 2011 only 5% of active home listings were foreclosures and only 19% short sales. The combined number of both used to be more than 40%.
Vacant land shows fairly steady on a low level.
Condos have taken a hit in 2011.
Over all:
while interest for home loans is on a record low, qualifying for loans is difficult. 2011 saw 387 home sales – slightly less than 407 in 2010. But while tax incentives were offered in 2010, they were not available in 2011.
Generally, sales are way up from the low of 227 in 2008.
The number of active listings – 301 – is exactly the same as at the end of 2010 and the lowest number in many years.
The average price per square foot of $161 is close to 2010’s $167. The price per square foot hit a low of $159 at the end of the second quarter and came back up to $161 towards the end of the year.
The median recorded sales price of $350,000 in 2011 is slightly lower than $365,000 in 2010.
With 37% of all sales, the number of foreclosures and short sales is down 19% from 2010 (44%). This number is expected to keep dropping, as fewer foreclosures and short sales are coming on the market. Presently only 24% of all active home listings are stressed properties.
An interesting development in Sedona: the prices in the Village of Oak Creek were 15% lower than in Sedona. In 2010 they were only 5% lower and in 2009 12%.
Luxury market:
The recognized starting point for luxury homes (top 10% of sales) is now $725,000 – it was $750,000 a year before. Originally it was $1,000,000+.
The median price per square foot of homes in that category is also slightly up - $296 in 2010 and $317 in 2011. But this can be contributed to the fact that several of the properties came with more than 5 acres of land and had a high land value.
The number of condos/town homes sold was down from 69 in 2010 to 56 in 2011.
Some buyers would rather buy a low priced single family home than a condo/town home.
The number of sales was fairly stable in 2011. We saw 90 sales compared to 94 in 2009.
• Sales are steady, with prices still slightly dropping.
• Less inventory on the market.
• Significantly less foreclosures and short sales.
• Luxury home sales have slowed down.
• Land sales are slightly down.
The median recorded sales price of $351,278 is 13.5% down from last year, but up 6.5% from the first half of 2011.
The average price per square foot of $161 is stable compared with $159 at the end of June 2011.
Inventory continues to drop: from 532 October 1st 2008 to 380 this year.
Significant drop in foreclosures and short sales: at this time only 4% (12) of the active listings are foreclosures and 6% (20) are short sales!
Luxury homes:
after an encouraging first half of this year, sales have slowed down. It seems to be a reflection of the turbulences at the stock market and in our economy. Only 3 homes over $1,000,000 have sold in the last 3 months – 16 in all of 2011 so far. In the range of $750,000-1,000,000, 14 homes were sold till 9/30/11. This adds up to a total of 30 luxury home sales in the first 3 quarters of this year.
Vacant land:
69 sales in the first 9 months are slightly down from 72 sales at the same time in 2010. The median price of $125,000 is $10,000 lower than at the same time last year and stable compared with the first half of this year.
Amongst the 351 active listings are only 17 foreclosures and 7 short sales!
• Sales are steady and up with prices slightly dropping.
• Inventory continues to drop.
• Foreclosures and short sales are down.
• Luxury home sales are up.
• Land sales are steady with the median sales price slightly down.
Median recorded sales price with $330,000 and the average price per square foot of $159 were down from $358,000 and $168 at the end of the first quarter.
Inventory continues dropping: from 517 active listings 6/30/08, to 397 at the same time in 09, to 362 in 10 and 327 this year.
Luxury homes:
the sale of homes $1,000,000+ have nearly doubled – from 7 in 2010 to 13 in the first half of this year.Inventory is down to 62 listings – the lowest in many years.
The current luxury price point (top 10% of single family home sales - one year back) is $750,000.
In the range of $750,000-1,000,000, 10 homes were sold till 6/30/11.
This adds up to a total of 17 luxury home sales in the first half of this year.
The average price per square foot was $293.43 and the median recorded sales price $1,125,000.
Vacant land:
with 46 sales in the first 6 months, sales caught up with the 45 sales of 2010. The median price is down from $135,000 at the end of last year to $125,000 at the end of the 2nd quarter.
Inventory has gone down from 413 in July of 09, to 403 July 10 to 340 this year.
• Encouraging developments in the luxury home market.
• Less land sales for a higher median sales price.
Inventory has gone down continually from 486 active listings on 3/31/08, to 375 at the same time in 2010, to 338 on 3/31 this year.
While we did not have a single sale over $2,000,000 in all of 2010, already 2 sales in the first quarter of 2011 are above this mark.
It looks like luxury buyers are back and are taking advantage of the great values available.
6 sales in the first 3 months of this year are clearly down from 20 sales in 2010.
At the same time the median price of $162,500 is up 20% from $135,000 at the end of 2010.
Inventory is staying down at 337 active listings – 403 available listed lots on 3/31/10 and 316 per 12/31/10.
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Market Update per March 1st, 2011
Prices are stabilizing: the price per square foot went slightly up from $171 in 2010 to $176 in 2011. At the same time we are seeing a drop in the median sales price per home from $377,000 last year, to $358,000 this year.
A new low in inventory – we had 298 active listings on March 1st, down from a high of 527 active homes.
At same time we had an encouraging 88 pending homes (82 at the same time last year and only 35 in 2009).
Median sales price remains at $135,000.
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Sedona Real Estate Market Analysis for 2010It’s been a year with ups and downs – strong sales in spring, slow in summer and increasing momentum in autumn. Altogether the signs are indicating a Real Estate market set for recovery.
Single family home sales being up to 414 in 2010, we are seeing numbers higher than 2006(!). For the first time in 5 years sales are exceeding the 400 mark (2008 saw as few as 227 sales). At the same time there is a record low of active listings - 301 at the end of 2010 compared with 525 in June of 08. Prices dropped slightly, due to the high number of foreclosures and short sales (44%).
Vacant land sales are stable.
2010 was not a good year for luxury home sales.
Very attractive prices, well below replacement cost, promise good appreciation in the future and invite home buyers and investors alike.
The number of residential sales is up 20% from 2009. With 414 sales we are exceeding the 400 mark for the first time in 5 years. Sales have nearly doubled since the low of 227 sales in 2008.
At the same time the median recorded sales price of $358,000 is down 20% from $398,000 in 2009.
The median price per square foot of $167 is down about 10% from $182 in 2009. These numbers are lower, mainly due to the high market share of foreclosure and short sales (44%), and the decrease in luxury sales.
These prices compare to 2003.
At the end of 2010 only 14% of the active listings were foreclosures and short sales.
Luxury market:
The recognized starting point for luxury homes (top 10% of sales) dropped to $720,000.2010 started with several sales over $1,000,000 indicating that luxury buyers are back in the market.
Sedona Market Update – first 3 Quarters of 2010
The overall market seems to continue to stabilize in spite of a steady supply of foreclosures and short sales. The number of sales is up and inventory is staying down.
The luxury market is the exception. Sales are down and prices continue to drop.
Land sales are up compared with the low in 2009.
Single family home sales:
With 307 sales in the first 9 months of this year we are up 24% compared to 248 sales at the same time in 2009.The median recorded sales price of $385,000 is stable compared with the first half of 2010 and 4% down from September 30, 2009. This could be a reflection of the weak luxury market. The price per square foot of $176 is stable compared with $175 in the middle of the year and down 6% compared with 2009.
At the beginning of October we had 380 active listings. That is only 1% down from the same time last year but considerably lower than the peak of 525 active listings in June 2008.
Luxury homes:
The luxury price point of the top 10% of sales is down to $750,000 (from $1,000,000). We had 35 sales in the first 3 quarters of 2010, which is down 12.5% from the 40 sales last year. The average price per square foot was $261 compared with $289 last year, while the median sales price dropped 9% from $988,950 in 2009 to $900,000 in 2010. The inventory in the luxury range consisted of 133 active homes at the end of September. This is nearly a 4 years supply.
12 sales of homes over $1,000,000 is a new low.
Silver lining: jumbo loans (loans over $417,000) have just come back with interest rates below 4% in the 5 to 7 year fixed range. That makes the purchase of luxury homes more affordable.
The Inventory is down 13% and the median sales price with $135,000 is up 11.5% compared to 2010 but down from the first half of this year ($160,000).
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Sedona Market Update – first Half of 2010
The number of luxury home sales is up from the first quarter of this year, but it is still down from the first half of 2009. Prices continue to drop.
Land sales continue strong.
The median recorded sales price of $385,000 is very close to what we saw at the end of the first quarter ($390,000) and 10% down from the first half of 2009 ($429,500). The price per square foot at $175 is stabilizing ($177 at the end of the first quarter).
Inventory is down at 362. At the end of June 2009 we had 397 active listings and 517 at the same time in 2008.
78 homes are pending.
In the first half of this year 7 homes sold over $1,000,000. This is up from only 1 comparable sale in the first quarter, but still down 28% from 9 sales in the same time in 2009.
The median price of $1,130,000 is down 16.3% from last year ($1,350,000).
The average price per square foot of $255 is down 18.3% from
last year’s $312.
Close to 30% of the active listings are bank owned REOs or short-sales.
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Sedona Market Update - first Quarter 2010
The signs are encouraging. In the first quarter of this year sales of single family homes have doubled compared with last year. Prices are still at their lowest level since 2003. Inventory is down and demand is up. But a steady supply of foreclosures and short sales is keeping the market at the present low level, as it forces regular sales to compete with their prices.
Luxury home sales are lagging behind.
Land sales are clearly picking up.
The median recorded sales price of $390,000 is down 9% from the first quarter of last year ($427,000) and the average price per square foot is with $177 about 11% under the price at the same time of 2009.
Part of this drop is due to only one $1,000,000 + home selling (luxury sales bring up the average price per square foot).
Inventory is down at 375 compared with 459 at the end of March last year.
With 75 pending homes we are seeing the highest number at the end of a first quarter since March of 2006.
Luxury market:
In the first quarter of this year only one $1,000,000 + home sold. The lowest number in the last 10 years.At the same time we have 86 active listings in the $ million range and 6 pending homes at the beginning of April.
The price point of the top 10% sales (which is the luxury market) has come down from originally $1,000,000 + to $750,000.
The median sales price was with $207,000 clearly higher the year 2009 ($135,000).
At the same time there are 403 active land listings and 14 pending.
The number of residential sales has gone up for the first time since the record number of 599 sales in 2003. After a steady decline we hit rock bottom in 2008 with 227 sales. 2009 shows a jump of 52% (!) to 344 sales.
The median price per square foot of $182 is down nearly 22% from $233 in 2008. During 2009 the median price per square foot remained steadily close to $190. These prices are comparable with prices in 2003/2004.
While the overall number of single family home sales has jumped up, the number of luxury home sales decreased. While 25 luxury homes sold in Sedona in 2008, only 19 sold in 2009 (down 24%). Way down from our high of 55 sales in 2006 (65.45%!).
In the beginning of the real estate recession luxury home prices held firm, while prices in none-luxury homes declined to compete with foreclosures and short sales. At that time the only sign of a declining market for the luxury segment of the market where decreasing number of sales.
With 54 units sold in 2009 compared to 55 in 2008, the number of sales shows fairly stable. (The high was 154 sales in 2003.)
9 or 17% of the sales were foreclosures and only 1 sale was a short sale.
Vacant land:
After 5 years of declining sales numbers, the number of sales has jumped up 64% (!) from 58 sales in 2008 to 95 sales in 2009.
With prices back to the level of 2001, buying land and building is becoming interesting again.
Overall:
Arizona is one of the states with the highest growth rates. Recent demographic studies expect the population of Sedona to grow from 10,700 presently to 15,360 in the next 15 years. The projected numbers for the rest of the Verde Valley are even higher.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sedona Market Update January - September 8, 2009
Inventory continues to decrease. In June of 08 we had 525 active residential listings. While we had 530 active listings on 9/1/08 we were down to 371 (30%!) at the beginning of September this year. A very encouraging sign.
Condo/Townhome sales are slowly picking up.
Vacant land sales are picking up in numbers while or because prices have dropped to a price level we have seen in 2001.
The reported median price per square foot with $192 is down 21% from 2008 – also a slight recovery from being down 26,50% at the end of June 09.
With 87 pending homes we are seeing another all time high (74 in June of 05 and 78 in April of 2009).
Encouraging: the number of available homes continues to decline – from 525 in June of 08, to 449 at the end of April 09 to 371 at the beginning of September 2009!
Condos/Townhomes:
with 28 sales in the first half of 2009 we were slightly down from the 31 sales in the same time period of 2008 and the 33 in 2007. By the end of August 39 sales were recorded with an average price per square foot of $223 - slightly less than in 2008.
Vacant land sales:
the median recorded sales price has dropped significantly from $345,000 in the first half of 2008 to $120,000 in the same time period in 2009! (A drop of 65%!) At the end of August it was $121,000.After a several year long decline, we are seeing rising numbers of sales – 46 January -August 2009 compared to 37 in 2008. We are back to a price level comparable to 2001. Buying land and building might soon be interesting again.
Inventory continues to decrease. In June of 08 we had 525 active residential listings. This number dropped to 449 at the end of April and was down to 397(!) at the beginning of this month. A very encouraging sign.
Condo/Townhome sales are only slowly picking up.
Vacant land sales are picking up in numbers while or because prices have dropped to a price level we have seen in 2001.
With 80 pending homes we are seeing another all time high (74 in June of 05 and 78 in April of 2009).
Encouraging: the number of available homes continues to decline – from 525 in June of 08, to 449 at the end of April 09 to 397 at the beginning of July 2009!
Condos/Townhomes:
with 28 sales in the first half of 2009 we are down from the 31 sales in the same time period of 2008 and the 33 in 2007. But we there was a jump up from the 15 condo and townhome sales that were recorded till the end of April of this year! – The average price per square foot of $225 is down from $240 in 08 but up from $209 at the end of April 2009.After a several year long decline, we are seeing for the first time a rising number of sales – 33 in the first half of 2009 compared to 29 in 2008. (At the end of April we had only 12 recorded sales. This number nearly tripled in the last two months!) We are back to a price level comparable to 2001. Buying land and building might soon be interesting again.
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Sedona Real Estate Market Analysis - April 2009
What a year! The economy and the finance- and investment markets have been shaken up and so have the Real Estate markets. Sedona is no exception.
Between 1998 and 2002 the number of single family homes sold in Sedona rose continuously from 403 in 1998 to 520 in 2002. In 2003 the number of sales reached a peak of 599 homes sold with an average price of $168 per square foot. (The price per square foot includes the land.)
In 2004 and 2005 the number of sales stayed high with 591 and 582 sales, while the average price per square foot rose from $195 in 2004 to $248 in 2005.
Interestingly the price per square foot of sold homes continued to climb to a record high of $284 in 2006 while the number of sales dropped to 386.
This number steadily declined to 254 sales of single family homes in 2007 and 227 in 2008 (60+% down from the peak years of 2003 – 2005!)The average price per square foot dropped at the same time from $270 in 2007 to $233 in 2008. And it looks like we hit rock bottom at the end of last year.
More sales are the first step to stabilizing the Real Estate market by absorbing the high inventory. Incredible deals paired with historic low interest rates seem to start pulling buyers and investors off the fence.
Part of this can be contributed to the fact that prices have dropped so much, that a number Million $ homes have dropped below the $1 Million mark. –
Condos and Townhomes are more often than not bought as a second home or holiday get-away. In an economically challenged time many potential buyers are holding off on spending money on a second home. On the other hand it is a good time to get an amazing deal. –
Sedona Arizona Real Estate Agent Gila Hager-Sherman has 27 years of experience in buying, selling, developing, managing and renovating residential, commercial and investment properties.
