Lincoln County Real Estate overview
November 2014
by Guest article by Alice L. Hayes, Loveless Realty
November 18, 2014
2014 at a Glance—How Is Lincoln County Real Estate in 2014?
January 1, 2014 – November 1, 2014 current real estate figures: ACTIVE LISTINGS 298 Residential ACTIVES: 123 in Libby 73 in Troy 8 in Yaak 13 in Flathead 81 in Sanders
414 Land ACTIVES: 152 in Libby 108 in Troy 24 in Yaak 25 in Flathead 105 in Sanders
37 Commercial ACTIVE: 17 in Libby 5 in Troy 3 in Yaak 2 in Flathead 10 in Sanders
January 1, 2014 to November 1, 2014 Current Real Estate Figures: SALES & PENDINGS 135 Residential SALES: 87 in Libby 26 in Troy 4 in Yaak 3 in Flathead 15 in Sanders
47 Land SALES: 16 in Libby 18 in Troy 4 in Yaak 9 in Sanders
6 Commercial SALES: 4 in Libby 1 in Troy 1 in Sanders
31 Residential PENDING: 10 in Libby 6 in Troy 1 in Yaak 3 in Flathead 11 in Sanders
15 Land PENDING: 7 in Libby 2 in Troy 1 in Yaak 1 in Flathead 4 in Sanders
1 Commercial/M-Family PENDING: 1 in Sanders
The figures of the Current Activity and Past Activity show we are moving forward—not at incredible speeds—but slowly moving ahead. 2013 showed the most residential SALES since 2007. And 2013 showed Land SALES were almost as high as 2008. So far, 2014 has been a busy year with a number of our long-time listings moving to new owners. We are looking forward to keeping the SALES momentum moving through-out 2014! Information obtained from Lincoln County MLS.
So How Did Our Market Actually Do? Let’s Compare
January 1 through December 31, 2013 156 Residential SOLDS 56 Land SOLDS 7 Commercial SOLDS
January 1 through December 31, 2012 120 Residential SOLDS 33 Land SOLDS 6 Commercial SOLDS
January 1 through December 31, 2011 111 Residential SOLDS 37 Land SOLDS 7 Commercial SOLDS
January 1 through December 31, 2010 93 Residential SOLDS 28 Land SOLDS 0 Commercial SOLDS
January 1 through December 31, 2009 82 Residential SOLDS 33 Land SOLDS 6 Commercial SOLDS
January 1 through December 31, 2008 98 Residential SOLDS 67 Land SOLDS 11 Commercial SOLDS
Interest Rates Remain at ALL Time LOWS— Inventory Selections Are Growing NOW Could be a Great Time to Buy As of 11/01/2014 Conforming & FHA Loans: 30- Year Fixed; Interest = 4.06%; APR= 4.13% 15- Year Fixed; Interest = 3.21%; APR=3.34%
ALICE L. HAYES, Broker, LLC, ABR, CRS, GRI JAMES W. HAYES, Sales, "Properties a Specialty" PHONE: 406-293-8364; 406-293-1926 Webpage: http://www.alicehayes.com Loveless Realty - 519 W. 9th - Libby, MT 59923 alice@alicehayes.com jim@alicehayes.com
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