Monthly Archives: May 2009

Overall April 2009 Sales Market Report for Washoe County

 April brought in an additional 49 single family residence and 14 condo/townhouse sales over March 2009.  Builder/Developer sales were down by 7 units.  Click on chart below to enlarge.   

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Mid-May

Just a few random items for weekend fun! -  Halfway through the month, TD/NOS/NOD stands at 118/327/548.  April’s totals were 191/769/931.  Filings tend to pick up as a month goes on.  It looks like TDs are on an upswing again, … Continue reading

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Reno MLS Area changes

Last month the Reno/Sparks Association of REALTORS® implemented a few changes to Reno’s MLS Areas. These changes included: a new area was created (Area 116 – “Reno-Downtown Core”) some existing areas were renamed (i.e. Area 122 – “Reno-Somersett” has been … Continue reading

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Summary of Foreclosure Activity, Residential Resale and Builder Sales for Washoe County (2006-2009)

  April 2009 NOD’s were 931 which is a slight increase over March 2009 total of 926.  There continues to be an 81.48% increase from 2008 to 2009.  Trustee’s Deeds (foreclosures completed) increased  2.14% for that same time period.     … Continue reading

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April median sold price, units, DOM, and $/sq.ft.

April’s median sold home price for Reno and Sparks dropped below $200K in a big way.  April’s median sold price was $187,750.  Down 6% from March! Buyers snatching up the distressed properties are fueling the fall.  54% of April’s sales … Continue reading

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Condo median sold price, units, DOM, and $/sq.ft. – April

The table of median sold prices below is for condos only. [Note: please refer to today's other post to obtain the median sold data for houses.]  As seen with houses, condo unit sales are up considerably.    Closing Date # Sold Sold Price Sold … Continue reading

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How to find out if a home is in foreclosure…

I received an email this morning from someone planning to rent here in the Reno area asking how they could find out if the property in which they are interested in renting is in foreclosure or has a NOD (Notice … Continue reading

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Just Your Average House

The Center for Regional Studies just (finally) released their March 2009 and Q1 numbers.  The median cost of a new single family home in Reno was $133/SF, and the median cost of a resale home was $115/SF ($404/SF in Incline, … Continue reading

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