Cincinnati 24-Hour Market Watch
Cincinnati 24-Hour Market Watch
Keeping tabs on Cincinnati real estate with the 24 Hour Market Watch.
Each time an agent signs on to access the Multiple Listing Service of Greater Cincinnati a box appears with running stats covering the “24 Hour Market Watch”.
It’s a good indicator of home sale and listing activity.
Why is the 24 Hour Market Watch Important?
During the last 24 hours 105 “New Listings” hit the market while 153 went “Pending” (sold but not closed). While the pending sales did not necessarily occur in the same areas where new listings appeared- the high number of spending is a good indicator of “contracts written” by interested buyers.
And the higher number of pending sales is a good indicator of why there continues to be a shortage in the number of homes for sale. More homes selling than listing equals too few homes for sale.
19 “Back on Market” occurs for a variety of reasons- inspections, buyer remorse or maybe lack of financing. 89 properties actually “Sold” which means buyers and sellers signed the final paperwork and keys were handed over.
For whatever reasons 9 sellers decided “Withdraw” their property from the MLS and 18 sellers “Cancelled” their contracts. The cancellations can happen because somebody wants to show up as “new on the market”. Occasionally relocation companies, trusts, and other 3rd party sellers cancel listings and move on to another company based on the number of days on the market.
Lots of sellers cancel because they’re not happy campers and want to try another agent/company. It’s part of our lives and in spite of doing our best-sometimes homes and condos just don’t usually don’t sell because of…….. pricing.
Some sellers have a hard time accepting their properties may not be worth as much as they thought. Numbers don’t lie. Realtors® spend a lot of time running the numbers to provide a comprehensive Market Analysis so sellers can understand pricing in the current real estate market. 81 properties entered price reductions – interesting to see in a hot market to see sellers realizing it’s time to get competitive.
Finally “Expired” listings- all 4 belong to sellers who decided not to extend the current listing contract prior to expiration date. “Expired” is an awful name and we’d all be better off labeling them “End of Listing Contract”!
These listings are up for grab and it’s now legal for real estate agents to contact the seller to offer their services. It can be confusing for sellers, who didn’t realize the listing contract had lapsed, to start receiving phone calls, mail and packets dropped on their front porch asking for their business. Fortunately, fewer listings are appearing on the “Expired” list these days.
Missing Numbers on 24 Hour Market Watch
Agents use the data every day to get a feel of how things are going in the local real estate market. The Market Watch doesn’t provide trends or indicators of what price ranges are selling best in each neighborhood.
Your Realtor® can provide detailed reports covering exactly what’s happening in your neighborhood.
