Closed sales continued their YoY downward trend while new listings continued their YoY upward trend in Manatee in May. That is good news in terms of balancing the market. We still have significantly less inventory than we need to support the current sales volume, but the market is moving giving buyers some leverage.
The single-family home market in Manatee didn’t turn as much as Sarasota did in April. That said, there will be even more movement towards buyers in May. We still have a long way to go towards market balance, but there is more hope for buyers now than there has been in quite some time.
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CoreLogic is forecasting low risk of our homes going down in price over the next 12 months (see chart below). Our area falls into the “very low” category, with a less than 10% chance of price depreciation. As the U.S. population continues to shift in our direction, I agree with the company’s assessment that it is much more likely we continue to see rising home prices in the next year.
