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Washoe County 4th Quarter 2010 Market Report

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SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED HOME SALES MARKET OVERVIEW

Affordability Steadies Home Sales


As Median Sales Price Declines in Most Areas

FOURTH QUARTER 2010

1,474 WASHOE COUNTY


1,333
Washoe County homebuyers continued to take advan- higher in the remaining three. Sparks accounted for the
tage of a combination of favorable home prices and low in- majority of home sales with 401 but was down from 430
terest rates during the fourth quarter of 2010, a factor that closed sales in the third quarter and 444 in the final quarter
helped stabilize sales of existing, single-family detached of 2009. North Reno remained unchanged from the previ-
homes for the area as a whole, according to a report by the ous and year-ago reporting periods with 42 completed
research division of Better Homes and Gardens Mason- sales, while Incline Village and South Meadows recorded
McDuffie Real Estate based on an analysis of MLS data. sharp year-over-year increases in home sales behind pent-
Countywide, sales of existing detached homes fell a up demand for homes in the mid- to higher-price ranges.
modest 3 percent from 1,374 closed sales in the third quar- Median sales prices fell on both a quarterly and annu-
ter to 1,333 closed sales in the fourth quarter and were alized basis in all eight communities. The median home
down 10 percent from the fourth quarter of 2009, when price was off only $900 from the third quarter in Southeast
Q4/10 Q4/09

1,474 homes were sold. Despite the decline, the county’s Reno Valley, where it remained steady at $126,000, but
Unit Sales
median sales price rose 3 percent from $239,209 in the tumbled by $24,350 from the previous quarter to $78,900
third quarter to $246,566 in the fourth quarter, a slight in- in North Reno. The news was better in Southwest Reno,
crease over the fourth quarter 2009 median price of North Valleys, Sparks and South Meadows, where year-
$246,779 $246,779. In another sign of the seesaw nature of the cur- over-year price declines were in the single digits.
rent real estate market, the number of days a home was Looking ahead, Washoe County homebuyers and in-
$246,566

listed before sale rose from 80 days in the fourth quarter of vestors who have patience and are motivated to purchase
2009 to 110 days in the final quarter of 2010, a 38 percent will continue to find tremendous values in bank short sale
increase. listings but will want to keep a close eye on interest rates.
Sales results were mixed in the eight communities in- Homebuyers interested in a home in need of repairs or ren-
cluded in the market report. The pace of sales was sharply ovations may want to consider a HUD/FHA 203k loan,
lower from both the third quarter and the fourth quarter of which offers a low down payment bundled with a home
2009 in five communities and was either flat or sharply renovation allowance.

Q4/10 Q4/09
Median Price** WAS H OE COUNT Y YEAR-TO-YEAR MARKET CO MPARISON
City Homes Homes % Avg Avg Change Median Median %
Sold Sold Change DOM* DOM* (days) Price Price Change
Q4/10 Q4/09 Q4/10 Q4/09 Q4/10 Q4/09

Incline Village 35 20 75 327 163 164 $775,000 $1,017,500 -24


For more information contact
North Reno 42 42 0 68 50 18 $78,900 $97,500 -19
AGENT NAME
Office
Office Address North Valleys 264 382 -31 81 60 21 $125,000 $132,000 -5
City, State, Zip
Northwest Reno 182 203 -10 78 67 11 $174,325 $200,000 -13
Cell: 000-000-0000
Office: 000-000-0000 South Meadows 118 91 30 79 62 17 $217,000 $235,000 -8
Email
Website
S.E. Reno Valley 73 82 -11 69 80 -11 $126,000 $146,000 -14

Southwest Reno 218 210 4 109 94 15 $319,900 $325,000 -2

Sparks 401 444 -10 72 64 8 $157,900 $170,000 -7

* Days on market is the number of days a property was listed on the market until it went under contract at its final listing price. This may not reflect previous listings.
**The median home price for the entire county is the mean of median home prices of cities within Washoe County.
Data are sourced from multiple listing services and are deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
All percentages rounded to nearest whole number.

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