Tucson Absorption Rates January 2009

calendar February 20, 2009

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Picture cleaning up a kool-aid spill with wax paper. That’s about as good a description I can give of how absorption went in January 2009. It is a sign of the economy and the annual increase in January listings.

Every year people pull their properties off the market during the holidays. It is just too difficult with all that is going on and holiday company to keep a home “show ready”. The result January rolls around and that inventory which seemed reduced in December is back up in January. No big surprise and it always throws the absorption rates a sheet of wax paper instead of paper towels or a sponge.

Area

Jan Listed

Jan
Sold
Jan
AR

Dec Listed

Dec
Sold
Dec
AR
Sold YTD
N 780 31 25.16 725 51 14.21 31
NE 441 21 21.00 431 24 17.95 21
NW 2053 143 14.35 1990 180 11.15 143
XNW 117 6 19.50 125 6 20.83 6
C 885 73 12.12 908 89 10.20 73
E 460 39 11.79 427 63 6.67 39
S 476 56 8.50 513 74 6.93 56
SE 583 60 9.71 600 75 8.00 60
SW 560 67 8.35 586 84 6.97 67
XSW 312 16 19.50 315 20 15.75 16
XS 546 36 15.16 529 54 9.79 36
W 399 36 11.08 403 49 8.22 36
XW 65 4 16.25 66 5 13.20 4
  7,694 588 13.08 7,627 775 9.84  

This is where I could say something witty or reassuring about where the market is headed. Maybe Not.

By Dave Smith in Tucson Real Estate Market

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