tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72031872181244091292011-12-28T20:14:53.465-05:00Up to date information about the Asheville North Carolina Real Estate Market.Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.comBlogger611100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-27844845910108242712010-12-19T18:20:00.003-05:002010-12-19T18:25:04.123-05:00<h2>November-Asheville Real Estate Reports</h2> <p>Reports and data are for Asheville and the surrounding Western NC Real Estate Market. For information on properties located solely within the city limits of Asheville please contact me at <a title="Mail To:" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-admin/mail%20to:jim@jimcottam.com" _mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-admin/mail%20to:jim@jimcottam.com">jim@jimcottam.com</a> or call 828-775-3288.</p> <p>[table id=2 /]</p> <p><em>-Compiled from Western NC Regional MLS Sales History Report. Results are not guarnateed. Accurate results depend on timely and accurate data entry.</em></p> <p><em><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/image001.png" _mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/image001.png"><img style="width: 572px; height: 246px;" title="Asheville Real Estate Sales Chart" src="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/image001-1024x436.png" _mce_src="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/image001-1024x436.png" alt="Asheville Real Estate Sales Chart" /></a><br /></em></p> <p><em><br /></em></p> <h3>Nov. 2010 Asheville Real Estate Reports</h3> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Sales_History_Report_for_November_2010.pdf" _mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Sales_History_Report_for_November_2010.pdf">Western_NC_Sales_History_Report_for_November_2010</a>- 5 year Western NC residential sales history.</p> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Sales_Trend_Report_for_November_2010.pdf" _mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Sales_Trend_Report_for_November_2010.pdf">Western_NC_Sales_Trend_Report_for_November_2010</a>- Western NC residential sales trend indicator.</p> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Sales_Medians_Report_by_Type_for_November_2010.pdf" _mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Sales_Medians_Report_by_Type_for_November_2010.pdf">Western_NC_Sales_Medians_Report_by_Type_for_November_2010</a>- 5 year Western NC residential median price by type.</p> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Sales_History_Report_by_Type_for_November_2010.pdf" _mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Sales_History_Report_by_Type_for_November_2010.pdf">Western_NC_Sales_History_Report_by_Type_for_November_2010</a>- 5 year Western NC residential inventory history by type.</p> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Active_Listings_Report_for_February_2010.pdf" _mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Active_Listings_Report_for_February_2010.pdf"> </a><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Active_Listings_Report_for_November_2010.pdf" _mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Active_Listings_Report_for_November_2010.pdf">Western_NC_Active_Listings_Report_for_November_2010</a>- Western NC active listings report.</p> <p><a title="North Carolina Existing Home Sales" href="http://www.ncrealtors.org/market_statistics.cfm" _mce_href="http://www.ncrealtors.org/market_statistics.cfm" target="_blank">North Carolina Association of REALTORS Existing Home Sales Report</a> - this report comes out near the end of the following month.</p> <p>Go to <a title="Asheville Real Estate" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/" _mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com" target="_blank">Asheville Real Estate</a> for more sales data and click on the Market tab.</p><p>Go to <a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/">Asheville Real Estate</a> and click on The Market tab for more sales data.<br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-2784484591010824271?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-33082489204576558152010-12-05T16:29:00.000-05:002010-12-05T16:29:58.872-05:00<a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/1568.html">Jim Cottam: Asheville NC Real Estate existing home sales down 24% for October<br /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-3308248920457655815?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-17466329893404659232010-10-03T15:49:00.002-04:002010-10-03T15:53:22.681-04:00<strong>Preliminary Sept. 2010 vs Sept. 2009</strong><br />Number of homes sold down 12.4%.<br />Median sales price down .46%.<br />Average sales price down 2.8%.<br />Days on market up 16.23%<br /><br />Click on the link below for more sales data.<br /><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/the-market"><strong> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">The Asheville Real Estate Market</span></strong></a>.<br /><br />Jim Cottam<br />Keller-Williams Professionals<br />www.JimCottam.com<br />828-775-3288<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-1746632989340465923?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-21385995487404469872010-09-11T16:24:00.002-04:002010-09-11T16:27:30.940-04:00<p style="text-align: left;"><b>August 2010 number of homes sold down 13% compared to August 2009.</b><br /></p> <p style="text-align: left;">Click <b><a title="Asheville Real Estate Market" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/the-market" target="_blank">Asheville Real Estate Reports</a></b> to see more details.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Reports and data are for Asheville and the surrounding Western NC Real Estate Market. For information on properties located solely within the city limits of Asheville please contact me at <a title="Mail To:" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/mail%20to:jim@jimcottam.com">jim@jimcottam.com</a> or call 828-775-3288.</p> <p><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-2138599548740446987?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-88419489667203378062010-08-09T16:47:00.000-04:002010-08-09T16:48:58.856-04:00<h2 style="text-align: center;">Asheville Real Estate Reports</h2><br />Reports and data are for Asheville and the surrounding Western NC Real Estate Market. For information on properties located solely within the city limits of Asheville please contact me at <a title="Mail To:" href="http://www.blogger.com/mail%20to:jim@jimcottam.com">jim@jimcottam.com</a> or call 828-775-3288.<br /><br /><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">July 2010 Asheville Real Estate Reports</h3><br /><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Sales_History_Report_for_July_2010.pdf">Western_NC_Sales_History_Report_for_July_2010</a>- 5 year Western NC residential sales history.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Sales_Trend_Report_for_July_2010.pdf">Western_NC_Sales_Trend_Report_for_July_2010</a>- Western NC residential sales trend indicator<br /><br /><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Sales_Medians_Report_by_Type_for_July_2010.pdf">Western_NC_Sales_Medians_Report_by_Type_for_July_2010</a>- 5 year Western NC residential median price by type.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Sales_History_Report_by_Type_for_July_2010.pdf">Western_NC_Sales_History_Report_by_Type_for_July_2010</a>- 5 year Western NC residential inventory history by type.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Active_Listings_Report_for_February_2010.pdf"> </a><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Active_Listings_Report_for_July_2010.pdf">Western_NC_Active_Listings_Report_for_July_2010</a>- Western NC active listings report.<br /><br /><a title="North Carolina Existing Home Sales" href="http://www.ncrealtors.org/market_statistics.cfm" target="_blank">North Carolina Association of REALTORS Existing Home Sales Report</a> - this report comes out near the end of the following month.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-8841948966720337806?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-85569089205639886302010-07-15T10:37:00.005-04:002010-07-15T10:44:14.519-04:00<p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Western_NC_Sales_Trend_Report_for_June_2010.pdf"><br /></a></p><p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Western_NC_Sales_Trend_Report_for_June_2010.pdf">Western_NC_Sales_Trend_Report_for_June_2010</a></p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Western_NC_Sales_Medians_Report_by_Type_for_June_2010.pdf">Western_NC_Sales_Medians_Report_by_Type_for_June_2010</a><br /><p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Western_NC_Sales_History_Report_for_June_2010.pdf">Western_NC_Sales_History_Report_for_June_2010</a></p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Western_NC_Sales_History_Report_by_Type_for_June_2010.pdf">Western_NC_Sales_History_Report_by_Type_for_June_2010</a><br /><p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Western_NC_Percent_Sold_Report_for_June_2010.pdf">Western_NC_Percent_Sold_Report_for_June_2010</a></p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Western_NC_Active_Listings_Report_for_June_2010.pdf">Western_NC_Active_Listings_Report_for_June_2010</a><br /><p>Reports are for the Asheville and surrounding WNC area.</p><br /><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> <span style="font-size:14pt;"> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Home Staging</span><br /></span></span></span></strong></p><br /><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Other than pricing, staging a home properly is the most critical step in the home selling proccess. Consult a <strong>professional</strong> Home Stager before putting your home on the market. Call Debbie at 828-551-1983 or go to </span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com/">Staged Homes of Asheville</a></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> for more information. I offer a <strong>FREE</strong> Home Staging consultation (by a nationally accredited Home Stager) for our furnished listings.</span></p><br /><p style="margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span style=";font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:130%;" > <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> <strong>Searches on YOUR TERMS!</strong></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Please review our new <a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/">Asheville Real Estate</a> website. Search for foreclosures, short sales, <a href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=green+built" title="Green Built Homes" target="_blank">green built</a>, single level living, <a href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=mountain+view" title="Mountain View Homes" target="_blank">mountain view</a> or any term that interest you.<strong> </strong>Just go to the <a href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/advancedSearch.php" title="Asheville Advanced Search" target="_blank">advanced search page</a> and type your search term into the remarks field.</span></p><br /><ul><br /><li><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>N0 SIGN UP REQUIRED</strong></span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/advancedSearch.php">Asheville advanced searches</a>: by school district, subdivision, interior features and more.</span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Search <a href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=foreclosure">Asheville foreclosures</a> and <a href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=short+sale">short sales</a></span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Stay up to date on <a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/the-market">The Asheville Market</a>.</span></li><br /></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-8556908920563988630?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-67526668346687646872010-06-16T15:54:00.008-04:002010-06-16T16:18:15.620-04:00<h1 align="left">Asheville Real Estate Report</h1> <div>Data is for Asheville and the surrounding Western NC Real Estate Market. For information<br />on properties located solely within the city limits of Asheville please contact me at <a title="Mail To:" href="mailto:jim@jimcottam.com">jim@jimcottam.com</a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span>or call 828-775-3288.<br /><br />Stay up to dated on the trends and sales history in the Asheville area. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Go to <a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/the-market"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">The Market</span>.</a></span><br /><br /></div> <table style="width: 553px; height: 302px;" id="wp-table-reloaded-id-2-no-1" class="wp-table-reloaded wp-table-reloaded-id-2" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1"><thead><tr class="odd row-1"> <th class="column-1 header" align="left">Month</th> <th class="column-2 header" align="left">Units<br />Sold</th> <th class="column-3 header" align="left">Avg<br />List Price</th> <th class="column-4 header" align="left">Avg<br />Sale Price</th> <th class="column-5 header" align="left"> <div>%</div> <div>Diff</div></th> <th class="column-6 header" align="left">Avg Days<br />on Market</th> <th class="column-7 header" align="left">MonthEnd<br />Inventory</th> <th class="column-8 header" align="left">Months<br />Inventory</th> </tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" colspan="1" valign="top"> <div>May2010<br /></div></td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" colspan="1" valign="top"> <div>456<br /></div></td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" colspan="1" valign="top"> <div>248547<br /></div></td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" colspan="1" valign="top"> <div>230417<br /></div></td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" colspan="1" valign="top"> <div>92.7<br /></div></td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" colspan="1" valign="top"> <div>156<br /></div></td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" colspan="1" valign="top"> <div>9582<br /></div></td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" colspan="1" valign="top"> <div>21.2<br /></div></td></tr><tr class="even row-2"><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-1">Apr2010</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-2">453</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-3">236722</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-4">220249</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-5">93.0</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-6">160</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-7">9159</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-8">20.2</td></tr><tr class="odd row-3"><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-1">Mar2010</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-2">381</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-3">232915</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-4">215780</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-5">92.6</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-6">170</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-7">8583</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-8">22.5</td></tr><tr class="even row-4"><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-1">Feb2010</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-2">240</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-3">257030</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-4">237935</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-5">92.6</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-6">173</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-7">8048</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-8">33.5</td></tr><tr class="odd row-5"><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-1">Jan2010</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-2">259</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-3">272687</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-4">251188</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-5">92.1</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-6">182</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-7">7883</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-8">30.4</td></tr><tr class="even row-6"><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-1">Dec2009</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-2">339</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-3">288999</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-4">263374</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-5">91.1</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-6">173</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-7">6423</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-8">18.9</td></tr><tr class="odd row-7"><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-1">Nov2009</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-2">315</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-3">281502</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-4">260432</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-5">92.5</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-6">157</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-7">7129</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-8">22.6</td></tr><tr class="even row-8"><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-1">Oct2009</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-2">386</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-3">265696</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-4">242103</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-5">91.1</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-6">139</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-7">7569</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-8">19.6</td></tr><tr class="odd row-9"><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-1">Sep2009</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-2">390</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-3">269651</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-4">249978</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-5">92.7</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-6">154</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-7">7745</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-8">19.9</td></tr><tr class="even row-10"><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-1">Aug2009</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-2">394</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-3">235226</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-4">219995</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-5">93.5</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-6">147</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-7">7732</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-8">19.6</td></tr><tr class="odd row-11"><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-1">Jul2009</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-2">435</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-3">266308</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-4">248861</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-5">93.4</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-6">145</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-7">7642</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-8">17.6</td></tr><tr class="even row-12"><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-1">Jun2009</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-2">378</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-3">257592</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-4">242155</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-5">94.0</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-6">135</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-7">7623</td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-8">20.2</td></tr><tr class="odd row-15"><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-1">May2009<br /></td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-2">349<br /></td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-3">244,537<br /></td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-4">229,831<br /></td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-5">94.0<br /></td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-6">133<br /></td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-7">9167<br /></td><td style="border: 1px dashed rgb(127, 124, 117);" class="column-8">26.3<br /></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Search Asheville Real Estate</span></span></a><br /></p> <table style="border-collapse: separate; width: 553px; height: 163px;" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"><tbody><tr><td><b>May</b><br /></td><td><b>2010</b></td><td><b>2009</b></td><td><b>%Change</b></td></tr><tr><td>Homes Sold</td><td>456<br /></td><td>349<br /></td><td>+30.7%</td></tr><tr><td>Dollar Volume</td><td> 105,055,404 </td><td>72,456,212<br /></td><td>+30.9%</td></tr><tr><td>Avg. List Price</td><td>$248,547</td><td>$244,537</td><td>+1.64%</td></tr><tr><td>Avg. Sale Price</td><td>$230,417</td><td>$229,831</td><td>+0.25%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" valign="top"> <div>% Diff. Sale/List</div></td><td colspan="1" valign="top"> <div>92.7% </div></td><td colspan="1" valign="top"> <div>94.0% </div></td><td colspan="1" valign="top"> <div>-1.4%</div></td></tr><tr><td>Days on Market</td><td>156</td><td>133 </td><td>+16.5%</td></tr></tbody></table> <div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Compiled from the Western Regional MLS Active Listings and Sales Trend Data. Results are not guaranteed. </span></span></span></div> <div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Accurate results depend on timely and accurate data entry.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Asheville Real Estate Reports for May 2010</span></span><br /></span></span></span><br /><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Western_NC_Sales_History_Report_for_May_2010.pdf">Western_NC_Sales_History_Report_for_May_2010</a>- 5 year Western NC residential sales history. <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Western_NC_Sales_Trend_Report_for_May_2010.pdf">Western_NC_Sales_Trend_Report_for_May_2010</a>- Western NC residential sales trend indicator</p> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Western_NC_Sales_Medians_Report_by_Type_for_May_2010.pdf">Western_NC_Sales_Medians_Report_by_Type_for_May_2010</a>- 5 year Western NC residential median price by type.</p> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Western_NC_Sales_History_Report_by_Type_for_May_2010.pdf">Western_NC_Sales_History_Report_by_Type_for_May_2010</a>- 5 year Western NC residential inventory history by type.</p> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Active_Listings_Report_for_February_2010.pdf"> </a><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Western_NC_Active_Listings_Report_for_May_2010.pdf">Western_NC_Active_Listings_Report_for_May_2010</a>- Western NC active listings report.</p> <p><a title="North Carolina Existing Home Sales" href="http://www.ncrealtors.org/market_statistics.cfm" target="_blank">North Carolina Association of REALTORS Existing Home Sales Report</a> – this report comes out near the end of the following month.</p><p><img style="width: 537px; height: 228px;" alt="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/asheville-real-estate-sales-chart.png" src="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/asheville-real-estate-sales-chart.png" /></p><p>Jim Cottam....Keller Williams Asheville....828-775-3288....jim@jimcottam.com</p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Visit my website at <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/">www.JimCottam.com</a>.</span><br /></p><p><br /></p><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-6752666834668764687?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-677026079590570262010-06-01T20:49:00.006-04:002010-06-01T21:07:32.877-04:00<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0px;" mce_style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style=";font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" ><b>Data from the WNCRMLS as of 6-1-2010 and is for the Asheville and surrounding WNC Market.<br /></b></span></p> <table class="mceItemTable" style="border-collapse: collapse; height: 178px;" mce_style="border-collapse: collapse; height: 178px;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" height="178" width="384"> <tbody> <tr style="height: 21pt;" height="28"> <td class="xl65" style="width: 257pt; height: 21pt;" height="28" width="343"><span style=";font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" > <span style="font-size: 11pt;" mce_style="font-size: 11pt;"> <b>Prelim. May 2010 vs 2009</b></span></span></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21pt;" height="28"> <td class="xl66" style="width: 134pt; height: 21pt;" height="28" width="179"><span style=";font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" > <span style="font-size: 11pt;" mce_style="font-size: 11pt;"> Number Homes Sold</span></span></td> <td class="xl67" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 56pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" mce_style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 56pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="75"><span style=";font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" > <span style="font-size: 11pt;" mce_style="font-size: 11pt;"> +25.21%</span></span></td> <td class="xl66" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 67pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" mce_style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 67pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="89"><span style=";font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" > <span style="font-size: 11pt;" mce_style="font-size: 11pt;"> 437</span></span></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21pt;" height="28"> <td class="xl66" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 134pt; height: 21pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" mce_style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 134pt; height: 21pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" height="28" width="179"><span style=";font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" > <span style="font-size: 11pt;" mce_style="font-size: 11pt;"> Total Dollar Volume</span></span></td> <td class="xl67" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 56pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" mce_style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 56pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="75"><span style=";font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" > <span style="font-size: 11pt;" mce_style="font-size: 11pt;"> +24.49%</span></span></td> <td class="xl68" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 67pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" mce_style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 67pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="89"><span style=";font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" > <span style="font-size: 11pt;" mce_style="font-size: 11pt;"> 99,857,584</span></span></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21pt;" height="28"> <td class="xl66" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 134pt; height: 21pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" mce_style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 134pt; height: 21pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" height="28" width="179"><span style=";font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" > <span style="font-size: 11pt;" mce_style="font-size: 11pt;"> Average Listing Price</span></span></td> <td class="xl67" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 56pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" mce_style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 56pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="75"><span style=";font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" > <span style="font-size: 11pt;" mce_style="font-size: 11pt;"> +0.80%</span></span></td> <td class="xl68" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 67pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" mce_style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 67pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="89"><span style=";font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" > <span style="font-size: 11pt;" mce_style="font-size: 11pt;"> 246,503</span></span></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21pt;" height="28"> <td class="xl66" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 134pt; height: 21pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" mce_style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 134pt; height: 21pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" height="28" width="179"><span style=";font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" > <span style="font-size: 11pt;" mce_style="font-size: 11pt;"> Average Sale Price</span></span></td> <td class="xl67" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 56pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" mce_style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 56pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="75"><span style=";font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" > <span style="font-size: 11pt;" mce_style="font-size: 11pt;"> -0.58%</span></span></td> <td class="xl68" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 67pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" mce_style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 67pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="89"><span style=";font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" > <span style="font-size: 11pt;" mce_style="font-size: 11pt;"> 228,507</span></span></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21pt;" height="28"> <td class="xl66" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 134pt; height: 21pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" mce_style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 134pt; height: 21pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" height="28" width="179"><span style=";font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" > <span style="font-size: 11pt;" mce_style="font-size: 11pt;"> Average Days on Market</span></span></td> <td class="xl67" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 56pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" mce_style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 56pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="75"><span style=";font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" > <span style="font-size: 11pt;" mce_style="font-size: 11pt;"> +16.54%</span></span></td> <td class="xl66" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 67pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" mce_style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 67pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="89"><span style=";font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" > <span style="font-size: 11pt;" mce_style="font-size: 11pt;"> 155</span></span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0px;" mce_style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style=";font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" ><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0pt;" mce_style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0pt;"><span style=";font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" >For more sales data go to <a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/the-market" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/the-market">The Asheville Market</a>. </span></p> <hr /> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0px;" mce_style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0px;"><b> <span style=";color:#0000ff;" > <span style="font-size: 14pt;" mce_style="font-size: 14pt;"> <span style=";font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" >Free Home Staging Service</span></span></span></b></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0px;" mce_style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style=";font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" >Other than pricing, staging a home properly is the most critical step in the home selling proccess. 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For information on properties located solely within the city limits of Asheville please contact me at <a title="Mail To:" href="mailto:jim@jimcottam.com" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/mail%20to:jim@jimcottam.com">jim@jimcottam.com</a> or call 828-775-3288.<br /><br /><div> <h3><span mce_="" style="font-size:x-small;"><span mce_="" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span mce_="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span mce_="" style="font-size:small;">April 2010 Asheville Real Estate Reports</span></span></span></span></h3> <p><span mce_="" style="font-size:x-small;"><span mce_="" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span mce_="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span mce_="" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Sales_History_Report_for_April_20101.pdf" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Sales_History_Report_for_April_20101.pdf">Western_NC_Sales_History_Report_for_April_2010</a>- 5 year Western NC residential sales history.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span mce_="" style="font-size:x-small;"><span mce_="" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span mce_="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span mce_="" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Sales_Trend_Report_for_April_2010.pdf" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Sales_Trend_Report_for_April_2010.pdf">Western_NC_Sales_Trend_Report_for_April_2010</a>- Western NC residential sales trend indicator</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span mce_="" style="font-size:x-small;"><span mce_="" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span mce_="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span mce_="" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Sales_Medians_Report_by_Type_for_April_2010.pdf" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Sales_Medians_Report_by_Type_for_April_2010.pdf">Western_NC_Sales_Medians_Report_by_Type_for_April_2010</a>- 5 year Western NC residential median price by type.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span mce_="" style="font-size:x-small;"><span mce_="" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span mce_="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span mce_="" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Sales_History_Report_by_Type_for_April_2010.pdf" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Sales_History_Report_by_Type_for_April_2010.pdf">Western_NC_Sales_History_Report_by_Type_for_April_2010</a>- 5 year Western NC residential inventory history by type.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span mce_="" style="font-size:x-small;"><span mce_="" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span mce_="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span mce_="" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Active_Listings_Report_for_April_2010.pdf" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Active_Listings_Report_for_April_2010.pdf">Western_NC_Active_Listings_Report_for_April_2010</a>- Western NC active listings report.</span></span></span></span></p> <div><span mce_="" style="font-size:x-small;"><span mce_="" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span mce_="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span mce_="" style="font-size:small;"><a title="North Carolina Existing Home Sales" href="http://www.ncrealtors.org/market_statistics.cfm" mce_href="http://www.ncrealtors.org/market_statistics.cfm" target="_blank">North Carolina Association of REALTORS Existing Home Sales Report</a> - this report comes out near the end of the following month.</span></span></span></span></div> </div> <p>Stay up to date on the real estate trends in Asheville @ <a title="Asheville Real Estate Market" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/the-market" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/the-market" target="_blank">Asheville Real Estate/the_market</a><br /></p> Jim Cottam....Keller Williams Asheville....<a href="mailto:jim@jimcottam.com" mce_href="mailto:jim@jimcottam.com?subject=icontact%20newsletter">jim@jimcottam.com</a>....<a title="Asheville Realtor" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/" target="_blank">Asheville Realtor</a><br /><br /><p>-</p> <table border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" width="600"> <tbody> <tr> <td><b>April</b></td> <td><b>2010</b></td> <td><b>2009</b></td> <td><b>%Change</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Homes Sold</td> <td>453</td> <td>313</td> <td>+44.7%</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dollar Volume</td> <td>101,406,181</td> <td>72,456,212</td> <td>+39.9%</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Avg. List Price</td> <td>$236,722</td> <td>$248,374</td> <td>-4.7%</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Avg. Sale Price</td> <td>$220,249</td> <td>$231,489</td> <td>-4.8%</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <div>% Diff. Sale/List</div> </td> <td valign="top"> <div>93.0%</div> </td> <td valign="top"> <div>93.2%</div> </td> <td valign="top"> <div>-1.0%</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Days on Market</td> <td>160</td> <td>154</td> <td>+3.9%</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div><span mce_="" style="font-size:x-small;"><span mce_="" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span mce_="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Compiled from the Western Regional MLS Active Listings and Sales Trend Data. Results are not guaranteed. Accurate results depend on timely and accurate data entry.<br /><br /></span></span></span><table class="mceItemTable" id="wp-table-reloaded-id-2-no-1" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1" width="627"><thead><tr><th>Month</th> <th> Units<br />Sold</th> <th> Average<br />List Price</th> <th> Average<br />Sale Price</th> <th> % Diff</th> <th> Avg Days<br />on Market</th> <th> MonthEnd<br />Inventory</th> <th> Months<br />Inventory</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Apr2010</td> <td>453</td> <td>236722</td> <td>220249</td> <td>93.0</td> <td>160</td> <td>9159</td> <td>20.2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mar2010</td> <td>381</td> <td>232915</td> <td>215780</td> <td>92.6</td> <td>170</td> <td>8583</td> <td>22.5</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Feb2010</td> <td>240</td> <td>257030</td> <td>237935</td> <td>92.6</td> <td>173</td> <td>8048</td> <td>33.5</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jan2010</td> <td>259</td> <td>272687</td> <td>251188</td> <td>92.1</td> <td>182</td> <td>7883</td> <td>30.4</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dec2009</td> <td>339</td> <td>288999</td> <td>263374</td> <td>91.1</td> <td>173</td> <td>6423</td> <td>18.9</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nov2009</td> <td>315</td> <td>281502</td> <td>260432</td> <td>92.5</td> <td>157</td> <td>7129</td> <td>22.6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oct2009</td> <td>386</td> <td>265696</td> <td>242103</td> <td>91.1</td> <td>139</td> <td>7569</td> <td>19.6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sep2009</td> <td>390</td> <td>269651</td> <td>249978</td> <td>92.7</td> <td>154</td> <td>7745</td> <td>19.9</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Aug2009</td> <td>394</td> <td>235226</td> <td>219995</td> <td>93.5</td> <td>147</td> <td>7732</td> <td>19.6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jul2009</td> <td>435</td> <td>266308</td> <td>248861</td> <td>93.4</td> <td>145</td> <td>7642</td> <td>17.6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jun2009</td> <td>378</td> <td>257592</td> <td>242155</td> <td>94.0</td> <td>135</td> <td>7623</td> <td>20.2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May2009</td> <td>349</td> <td>244,537</td> <td>229,831</td> <td>94.0</td> <td>133</td> <td>9167</td> <td>26.3</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>-</p><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-3101386216342122446?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-17850165228006196212010-05-11T19:06:00.005-04:002010-05-11T19:51:27.896-04:00<h3 style="text-align: left;" mce_style="text-align: left;">April 2010 Asheville Real Estate Reports</h3>Reports and data are for Asheville and the surrounding Western NC Real Estate Market. For information on properties located solely within the city limits of Asheville please contact me at <a title="Mail To:" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-admin/mail%20to:jim@jimcottam.com" mce_href="mail to:jim@jimcottam.com">jim@jimcottam.com</a> or call 828-775-3288.<p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0pt;" mce_style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" mce_style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></p> <table class="mceItemTable" style="border-collapse: collapse; height: 178px;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" height="178" width="384"> <tbody> <tr style="height: 21pt;"> <td class="xl65" style="width: 257pt; height: 21pt;" height="28" width="343"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" mce_style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" mce_style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>April 2010 vs 2009</b></span></span></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21pt;"> <td class="xl66" style="width: 134pt; height: 21pt;" height="28" width="179"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" mce_style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 11pt;" mce_style="font-size: 11pt;"> Number Homes Sold</span></span></td> <td class="xl67" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 56pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="75"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" mce_style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 11pt;" mce_style="font-size: 11pt;"> +47.28%</span></span></td> <td class="xl66" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 67pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="89"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" mce_style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 11pt;" mce_style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span>461<br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21pt;"> <td class="xl66" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 134pt; height: 21pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" height="28" width="179"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" mce_style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 11pt;" mce_style="font-size: 11pt;"> Total Dollar Volume</span></span></td> <td class="xl67" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 56pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="75"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" mce_style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 11pt;" mce_style="font-size: 11pt;"> +39.96%</span></span></td> <td class="xl68" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 67pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="89"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" mce_style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 11pt;" mce_style="font-size: 11pt;"> 101,406,181</span></span></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21pt;"> <td class="xl66" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 134pt; height: 21pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" height="28" width="179"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" mce_style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 11pt;" mce_style="font-size: 11pt;"> Average Listing Price</span></span></td> <td class="xl67" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 56pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="75"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" mce_style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 11pt;" mce_style="font-size: 11pt;"> -4.87%</span></span></td> <td class="xl68" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 67pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="89"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" mce_style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 11pt;" mce_style="font-size: 11pt;"> 236,268</span></span></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21pt;"> <td class="xl66" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 134pt; height: 21pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" height="28" width="179"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" mce_style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 11pt;" mce_style="font-size: 11pt;"> Average Sale Price</span></span></td> <td class="xl67" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 56pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="75"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" mce_style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 11pt;" mce_style="font-size: 11pt;"> -4.98%</span></span></td> <td class="xl68" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 67pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="89"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" mce_style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 11pt;" mce_style="font-size: 11pt;"> 219,970</span></span></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21pt;"> <td class="xl66" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 134pt; height: 21pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" height="28" width="179"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" mce_style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 11pt;" mce_style="font-size: 11pt;"> Average Days on Market</span></span></td> <td class="xl67" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 56pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="75"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" mce_style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 11pt;" mce_style="font-size: 11pt;"> +3.25%</span></span></td> <td class="xl66" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 67pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="89"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" mce_style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 11pt;" mce_style="font-size: 11pt;"> 159</span></span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0pt;" mce_style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" mce_style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"></span></p><p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Sales_History_Report_for_April_2010.pdf" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Sales_History_Report_for_April_2010.pdf">Western_NC_Sales_History_Report_for_April_2010</a>- 5 year Western NC residential sales history.</p> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Sales_Trend_Report_for_April_2010.pdf" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Sales_Trend_Report_for_April_2010.pdf">Western_NC_Sales_Trend_Report_for_April_2010</a>- Western NC residential sales trend indicator</p> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Sales_Medians_Report_by_Type_for_April_2010.pdf" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Sales_Medians_Report_by_Type_for_April_2010.pdf">Western_NC_Sales_Medians_Report_by_Type_for_April_2010</a>- 5 year Western NC residential median price by type.</p> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Sales_History_Report_by_Type_for_April_2010.pdf" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Sales_History_Report_by_Type_for_April_2010.pdf">Western_NC_Sales_History_Report_by_Type_for_April_2010</a>- 5 year Western NC residential inventory history by type.</p> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Active_Listings_Report_for_February_2010.pdf" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Active_Listings_Report_for_February_2010.pdf"> </a><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Active_Listings_Report_for_April_2010.pdf" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Active_Listings_Report_for_April_2010.pdf">Western_NC_Active_Listings_Report_for_April_2010</a>- Western NC active listings report.</p> <p><a title="North Carolina Existing Home Sales" href="http://www.ncrealtors.org/market_statistics.cfm" mce_href="http://www.ncrealtors.org/market_statistics.cfm" target="_blank">North Carolina Association of REALTORS Existing Home Sales Report</a> - this report comes out near the end of the following month.</p> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0pt; font-family: times new roman;" mce_style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0;">Data from the WNCRMLS as of 5-11-2010.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-1785016522800619621?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-5626596618228918242010-05-02T21:14:00.002-04:002010-05-03T09:10:43.185-04:00<table style="width: 343px; border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <colgroup><col style="width: 134pt;" width="179"><col style="width: 56pt;" width="75"><col style="width: 67pt;" width="89"></colgroup> <tbody> <tr style="height: 21pt;" height="28"> <td colspan="3" style="width: 257pt; height: 21pt;" class="xl65" height="28" width="343"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size:11pt;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><strong>Preliminary Apr. 2010 vs Apr. 2009</strong></span></span></span></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21pt;" height="28"> <td style="width: 134pt; height: 21pt;" class="xl66" height="28" width="179"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size:11pt;"> Number Homes Sold</span></span></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 56pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" class="xl67" align="right" width="75"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size:11pt;"> +36.10%</span></span></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 67pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" class="xl66" align="right" width="89"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size:11pt;"> 426</span></span></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21pt;" height="28"> <td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 134pt; height: 21pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" class="xl66" height="28" width="179"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size:11pt;"> Total Dollar Volume</span></span></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 56pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" class="xl67" align="right" width="75"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size:11pt;">+28.07%</span></span></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 67pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" class="xl68" align="right" width="89"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size:11pt;"> 92,794,495</span></span></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21pt;" height="28"> <td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 134pt; height: 21pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" class="xl66" height="28" width="179"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">Average Listing Price</span></span></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 56pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" class="xl67" align="right" width="75"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size:11pt;"> -6.08%</span></span></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 67pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" class="xl68" align="right" width="89"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size:11pt;"> 233,275</span></span></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21pt;" height="28"> <td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 134pt; height: 21pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" class="xl66" height="28" width="179"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size:11pt;"> Average Sale Price</span></span></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 56pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" class="xl67" align="right" width="75"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size:11pt;"> -5.90%</span></span></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 67pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" class="xl68" align="right" width="89"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size:11pt;"> 217,827</span></span></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21pt;" height="28"> <td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 134pt; height: 21pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" class="xl66" height="28" width="179"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size:11pt;">Average Days on Market</span></span></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 56pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" class="xl67" align="right" width="75"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size:11pt;"> +3.25%</span></span></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 67pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" class="xl66" align="right" width="89"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size:11pt;"> 159</span></span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Data from the WNCRMLS as of 5-2-2010. Results not guaranteed. Accurate results depend on timely and accurate data entry.<br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">For more detailed sales data go to <a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/the-market" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.com/the-market">The Asheville Market</a>. </span></p> <hr /> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> <span style="font-size:14pt;"> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Home Staging<br /></span></span></span></strong></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Other than pricing, staging a home properly is the most critical step in the home selling proccess. Consult a <strong>professional</strong> Home Stager before putting your home on the market. Call Debbie at 828-551-1983 or go to </span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com/" _fcksavedurl="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com">Staged Homes of Asheville</a></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> for more information. I offer a <strong>FREE</strong> Home Staging consultation (by a nationally accredited Home Stager) for our furnished listings.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> <span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Searches on YOUR TERMS!</strong></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Please review our new <a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.com">Asheville Real Estate</a> website. 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Number of homes sold and total dollar volume will tend to go up for a few more days as transactions clear thru the system.</p> <p>For more sales data go to <a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/the-market" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/the-market">The Asheville Market</a>.</p> <hr /><p><b>Searches on YOUR TERMS!</b></p> <p>Please review our new <a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com">Asheville Real Estate</a> website. Search for foreclosures, short sales, <a title="Green Built Homes" href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=green+built" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=green+built" target="_blank">green built</a>, single level living, <a title="Mountain View Homes" href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=mountain+view" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=mountain+view" target="_blank">mountain view</a> or any term that interest you. Just go to the <a title="Asheville Advanced Search" href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/advancedSearch.php" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/advancedSearch.php" target="_blank">advanced search page</a> and type your search term into the remarks field.</p> <hr /><p><img src="http://ashevillencrealestate.wordpress.com/Users/JAMESC%7E1/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-9.png" mce_src="/Users/JAMESC~1/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-9.png" alt="" /><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/the-market" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/the-market" target="_blank"><img title="Asheville Real Estate-Median Price" src="http://www.realtown.com/members/jamescottam/files/Asheville%20Real%20Estate-Median%20Price.jpg" mce_src="http://www.realtown.com/members/jamescottam/files/Asheville%20Real%20Estate-Median%20Price.jpg" alt="Asheville Real Estate-Median Prices 2009 vs 2008" height="228" width="452" /></a><br /></p> <hr /><p><b>Free Home Staging Service</b></p> <p>Other than pricing, staging a home properly is the most critical step in the home selling proccess. We offer a <b>FREE</b> Home Staging service (by a nationally accredited Home Stager) for our furnished listings. For more information about Asheville Home Staging go to <a href="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com/" mce_href="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com">Staged Homes of Asheville</a>.</p> <h3><span style="font-size:130%;">Jim Cottam-jim@jimcottam.com-www.JimCottam.com <a title="Asheville Real Estate Market Data" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com" target="_blank">Asheville Real Estate</a></span><br /></h3><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-8282974407925409422?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-21080507586327628562010-03-24T15:22:00.001-04:002010-03-24T15:24:42.530-04:00<a href="http://www.postlets.com/res/3574486">For Sale: 1.79 acres Vacant Land in Asheville, NC, $850,000</a><br /><br />More <a href="http://www.jimcottam.com">Asheville Real Estate</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-2108050758632762856?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-84961513531983507612010-03-10T21:21:00.001-05:002010-03-10T21:24:15.653-05:00<h3 style="text-align: left;" mce_style="text-align: left;">February 2010 Asheville Real Estate Reports</h3> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Sales_History_Report_for_February_2010.pdf" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Sales_History_Report_for_February_2010.pdf">Asheville Sales History Report</a>- 5 year Asheville residential sales history. </p> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Sales_Trend_Report_for_February_2010.pdf" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Sales_Trend_Report_for_February_2010.pdf">Asheville Sales Trend Report</a>- Asheville residential sales trend indicator.</p> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Sales_Medians_Report_by_Type_for_February_2010.pdf" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Sales_Medians_Report_by_Type_for_February_2010.pdf">Asheville Sales Medians Report by Type</a>- 5 year Asheville residential median price by type.</p> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Active_Listings_Report_for_February_2010.pdf" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Active_Listings_Report_for_February_2010.pdf">Asheville Active Listings Report</a>- Asheville active listings report. </p> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Sales_History_Report_by_Type_for_February_2010.pdf" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Sales_History_Report_by_Type_for_February_2010.pdf">Asheville Sales History Report by Type</a>- 5 year Asheville residential inventory history by type.</p> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Active_Listings_Spreadsheet_for_February_2010.xls" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Active_Listings_Spreadsheet_for_February_2010.xls">Asheville Active Listings Spreadsheet</a> </p> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Closed_Listings_Spreadsheet_for_February_2010.xls" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Western_NC_Closed_Listings_Spreadsheet_for_February_2010.xls">Asheville Closed Listings Spreadsheet</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.ncrealtors.org/market_statistics.cfm" mce_href="http://www.ncrealtors.org/market_statistics.cfm" title="North Carolina Existing Home Sales" target="_blank">North Carolina Association of REALTORS Existing Home Sales Report</a> - this report comes out near the end of the following month.</p><p>Visit my <a href="http://www.jimcottam.com">Asheville Real Estate</a> website.<br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-8496151353198350761?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-87169533067693199562010-03-03T16:18:00.004-05:002010-03-03T17:39:21.507-05:00<iframe style="width: 385px; height: 510px;" src="http://www.postlets.com/realestate/mini_385.php?pid=3470364" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" frameborder="0"></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-8716953306769319956?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-25708631673038739222010-03-02T11:37:00.002-05:002010-03-02T11:40:14.886-05:00<table class="mceItemTable" style="height: 174px;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" height="174" width="421"> <tbody> <tr> <td height="28" width="343"><b>Preliminary Feb. 2010 vs Feb. 2009</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="28" width="179">Number Homes Sold</td> <td width="75">-14.72%</td> <td width="89">226</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="28" width="179">Total Dollar Volume</td> <td width="75">-14.90%</td> <td width="89">53,312,597</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="28" width="179">Average Listing Price</td> <td width="75">+1.70%</td> <td width="89">254,600</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="28" width="179">Average Sale Price</td> <td width="75">-0.22%</td> <td width="89">235,896</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="28" width="179">Average Days on Market</td> <td width="75">+23.61%</td> <td width="89">178</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>Per the WNCRMLS as of 03-02-2010. Number of homes sold and total dollar volume will tend to go up for a few more days as transactions clear thru the system.</p> <p>For more sales data go to <a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/the-market" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/the-market">The Asheville Market</a>.</p> <hr /><p><b>Searches on YOUR TERMS!</b></p> <p>Please review our new <a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com">Asheville Real Estate</a> website. Search for foreclosures, short sales, <a title="Green Built Homes" href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=green+built" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=green+built" target="_blank">green built</a>, single level living, <a title="Mountain View Homes" href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=mountain+view" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=mountain+view" target="_blank">mountain view</a> or any term that interest you. Just go to the <a title="Asheville Advanced Search" href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/advancedSearch.php" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/advancedSearch.php" target="_blank">advanced search page</a> and type your search term into the remarks field.</p> <hr /><p><img src="http://ashevillencrealestate.wordpress.com/Users/JAMESC%7E1/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-9.png" mce_src="/Users/JAMESC~1/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-9.png" alt="" /><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/the-market" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/the-market" target="_blank"><img title="Asheville Real Estate-Median Price" src="http://www.realtown.com/members/jamescottam/files/Asheville%20Real%20Estate-Median%20Price.jpg" mce_src="http://www.realtown.com/members/jamescottam/files/Asheville%20Real%20Estate-Median%20Price.jpg" alt="Asheville Real Estate-Median Prices 2009 vs 2008" height="228" width="452" /></a><br /></p> <hr /><p><b>Free Home Staging Service</b></p> <p>Other than pricing, staging a home properly is the most critical step in the home selling proccess. We offer a <b>FREE</b> Home Staging service (by a nationally accredited Home Stager) for our furnished listings. For more information about Asheville Home Staging go to <a href="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com/" mce_href="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com">Staged Homes of Asheville</a>.</p> <h3>Jim Cottam-jim@jimcottam.com-www.JimCottam.com <a title="Asheville Real Estate Market Data" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com" target="_blank">Asheville Real Estate</a><br /></h3><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-2570863167303873922?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-86357152865544156652010-02-14T14:48:00.006-05:002010-02-14T15:20:42.950-05:00<p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Asheville_Sales_History_Report_for_January_2010.pdf" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Asheville_Sales_History_Report_for_January_2010.pdf">Asheville_Sales_History_Report</a>- 5 year Asheville residential sales history.</p> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Asheville_Sales_Trend_Report_for_January_2010.pdf" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Asheville_Sales_Trend_Report_for_January_2010.pdf">Asheville_Sales_Trend_Report</a>- Asheville residential sales trend indicator.</p> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Asheville_Sales_Medians_Report_by_Type_for_January_2010.pdf" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Asheville_Sales_Medians_Report_by_Type_for_January_2010.pdf">Asheville_Sales_Medians_Report_by_Type</a>- 5 year Asheville residential median price by type.</p> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Asheville_Active_Listings_Report_for_January_2010.pdf" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Asheville_Active_Listings_Report_for_January_2010.pdf">Asheville_Active_Listings_Report</a>- Asheville active listings report.</p> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Asheville_Sales_History_Report_by_Type_for_January_2010.pdf" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Asheville_Sales_History_Report_by_Type_for_January_2010.pdf">Asheville_Sales_History_Report_by_Type</a>- 5 year Asheville residential inventory history by type.</p> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Asheville_Active_Listings_Spreadsheet_for_January_20103.xls" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Asheville_Active_Listings_Spreadsheet_for_January_20103.xls">Asheville_Active_Listings_Spreadsheet</a><br /></p> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Asheville_Closed_Listings_Spreadsheet_for_January_2010.xls" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Asheville_Closed_Listings_Spreadsheet_for_January_2010.xls">Asheville_Closed_Listings_Spreadsheet</a><br /></p> <p><a title="North Carolina Existing Home Sales" href="http://www.ncrealtors.org/market_statistics.cfm" mce_href="http://www.ncrealtors.org/market_statistics.cfm" target="_blank">North Carolina Association of REALTORS Existing Home Sales Report</a> - this report comes out near the end of the following month.</p><h2 style="text-align: center;">The Asheville Real Estate Market</h2> <table style="width: 387px; height: 308px;" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align: center;"><strong>January</strong></td> <td style="text-align: center;"><strong>2010</strong></td> <td style="text-align: center;"><strong>2009</strong></td> <td style="text-align: center;"><strong>%change</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">Homes Sold</td> <td style="text-align: center;">259</td> <td style="text-align: center;">217</td> <td style="text-align: center;">+19.4</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">Dollar Volume</td> <td style="text-align: center;">64,894,092</td> <td style="text-align: center;">55,501,227</td> <td style="text-align: center;">+16.9</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">Avg List Price</td> <td style="text-align: center;">271,937</td> <td style="text-align: center;">283,345</td> <td style="text-align: center;">-4.10</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">Avg Sale Price</td> <td style="text-align: center;">250,556</td> <td style="text-align: center;">255,766</td> <td style="text-align: center;">-2.14</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">Median List Price</td> <td style="text-align: center;">200,000</td> <td style="text-align: center;">209,900</td> <td style="text-align: center;">-4.72</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">Median Sale Price</td> <td style="text-align: center;">189,788</td> <td style="text-align: center;">195,000</td> <td style="text-align: center;">-2.68</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">Days on Market</td> <td style="text-align: center;">182</td> <td style="text-align: center;">146</td> <td style="text-align: center;">+24.6</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-8635715286554415665?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-87995084486327193542010-02-01T18:11:00.005-05:002010-02-01T18:26:13.659-05:00<table style="width: 444px; border-collapse: collapse; height: 174px;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr style="height: 21pt;"></tr><tr style="height: 21pt;"><td class="xl65" style="width: 257pt; height: 21pt;" height="28" width="343"> <span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Preliminary Jan. 2010 vs Jan. 2009</strong></span> </td></tr><tr style="height: 21pt;"><td class="xl66" style="width: 134pt; height: 21pt;" height="28" width="179"> Number Homes Sold </td><td class="xl67" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 56pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="75"> +15.20% </td><td class="xl66" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 67pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="89"> 250 </td></tr><tr style="height: 21pt;"><td class="xl66" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 134pt; height: 21pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" height="28" width="179"> Total Dollar Volume </td><td class="xl67" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 56pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="75"> +13.28% </td><td class="xl68" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 67pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="89"> 62,870,992 </td></tr><tr style="height: 21pt;"><td class="xl66" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 134pt; height: 21pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" height="28" width="179"> Average Listing Price </td><td class="xl67" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 56pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="75"> -3.57% </td><td class="xl68" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 67pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="89"> 273,233 </td></tr><tr style="height: 21pt;"><td class="xl66" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 134pt; height: 21pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" height="28" width="179"> Average Sale Price </td><td class="xl67" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 56pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="75"> -1.67% </td><td class="xl68" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 67pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="89"> 251,484 </td></tr><tr style="height: 21pt;"><td class="xl66" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 134pt; height: 21pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" height="28" width="179"> Average Days on Market </td><td class="xl67" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 56pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="75"> +27.27% </td><td class="xl66" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 67pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="89"> 182 </td></tr></tbody></table><br />Per the WNCRMLS as of 02-01-2010. Number of homes sold and total dollar volume will tend to go up for a few more days as transactions clear thru the system.<br /><p></p><p style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0pt;">For more sales data go to <a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/the-market">The Asheville Market</a>.</p><br /><hr /><br /><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);font-size:130%;" ><strong>Searches on YOUR TERMS!</strong></span></p><br /><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0px;">Please review our new <a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/">Asheville Real Estate</a> website. Search for foreclosures, short sales, <a href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=green+built" title="Green Built Homes" target="_blank">green built</a>, single level living, <a href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=mountain+view" title="Mountain View Homes" target="_blank">mountain view</a> or any term that interest you. Just go to the <a href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/advancedSearch.php" title="Asheville Advanced Search" target="_blank">advanced search page</a> and type your search term into the remarks field.</p><hr /><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/the-market" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.realtown.com/members/jamescottam/files/Asheville%20Real%20Estate-Median%20Price.jpg" alt="Asheville Real Estate-Median Prices 2009 vs 2008" height="228" width="452" /></a><br /><hr /><br /><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Free Home Staging Service</span></span></strong></span></p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Other than pricing, staging a home properly is the most critical step in the home selling proccess. We offer a <strong>FREE</strong> Home Staging service (by a nationally accredited Home Stager) for our furnished listings. For more information about Asheville Home Staging go to <a href="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com/">Staged Homes of Asheville</a>.<br /><br />Jim Cottam-jim@jimcottam.com-www.JimCottam.com-<a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/">Asheville Real Estate</a><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-8799508448632719354?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-24801677634676590062010-01-31T18:42:00.002-05:002010-01-31T19:07:31.914-05:00<a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; clear: both;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bNWy5tEMJfQ/S2YVYHC0ISI/AAAAAAAAAEg/gguB2ex6fzA/s320/Asheville+Real+Estate+Average+Price.jpg" border="0" /></a><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-2480167763467659006?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-29568285180648717132010-01-04T21:16:00.001-05:002010-01-04T21:19:16.341-05:00<h1> <span style="font-size: medium;">2009</span> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.jimcottam.com" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.com"><span style="font-size: medium;">Asheville Real Estate</span></a> <span style="font-size: medium;">Sales</span> </h1> <p> <span style="font-size: larger;">Numbers from the WNCRMLS system as of 1-4-2010. For the most current sales data for the <a href="http://www.jimcottam.com">Asheville Real Estate</a> market go to <a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/the_market" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.com/the_market" target="_blank">THE MARKET</a>.</span> <table style="width: 494px; height: 123px;" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span> </td><td> <span style="font-size: medium;">2009</span> </td><td> <span style="font-size: medium;">2008</span> </td><td> <span style="font-size: medium;">%difference</span> </td></tr><tr> <td> <span style="font-size: medium;">Number homes sold</span> </td><td> <span style="font-size: medium;">4586</span> </td><td> <span style="font-size: medium;">5170</span> </td><td> <span style="font-size: medium;">-11.30%</span> </td></tr><tr> <td> <span style="font-size: medium;">Total dollar volume</span> </td><td> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 91px; height: 21px;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <col style="width: 84pt;" width="112"> <tbody> <tr style="height: 15pt;"> <td style="height: 15pt; width: 84pt; text-align: left;" class="xl63" height="20" width="112"> <span style="font-size: medium;">$1,095,082,260</span> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td><td> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 89px; height: 21px;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <col style="width: 84pt;" width="112"> <tbody> <tr style="height: 15pt;"> <td style="height: 15pt; width: 84pt; text-align: left;" class="xl65" height="20" width="112"> <span style="font-size: medium;">$1,338,063,463</span> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td><td> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 56px; height: 21px;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <col style="width: 84pt;" width="112"> <tbody> <tr style="height: 15pt;"> <td style="height: 15pt; width: 84pt; text-align: left;" class="xl65" height="20" width="112"> <span style="font-size: medium;">-18.16%</span> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr><tr> <td> <span style="font-size: medium;">Median sales price</span> </td><td> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 48pt;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="64"> <col style="width: 48pt;" width="64"> <tbody> <tr style="height: 15pt;"> <td style="height: 15pt; width: 48pt; text-align: left;" class="xl65" height="20" width="64"> <span style="font-size: medium;">$190,000</span> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td><td> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 48pt;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="64"> <col style="width: 48pt;" width="64"> <tbody> <tr style="height: 15pt;"> <td style="height: 15pt; width: 48pt; text-align: left;" class="xl65" height="20" width="64"> <span style="font-size: medium;">$210,000</span> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td><td> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 48pt;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="64"> <col style="width: 48pt;" width="64"> <tbody> <tr style="height: 15pt;"> <td style="height: 15pt; width: 48pt; text-align: left;" class="xl65" height="20" width="64"> <span style="font-size: medium;">-9.52%</span> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr><tr> <td> <span style="font-size: medium;">Average sales price</span> </td><td> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 48pt;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="64"> <col style="width: 48pt;" width="64"> <tbody> <tr style="height: 15pt;"> <td style="height: 15pt; width: 48pt; text-align: left;" class="xl65" height="20" width="64"> <span style="font-size: medium;">$238,899</span> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td><td> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 48pt;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="64"> <col style="width: 48pt;" width="64"> <tbody> <tr style="height: 15pt;"> <td style="height: 15pt; width: 48pt; text-align: left;" class="xl65" height="20" width="64"> <span style="font-size: medium;">$259,481</span> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td><td> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 48pt;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="64"> <col style="width: 48pt;" width="64"> <tbody> <tr style="height: 15pt;"> <td style="height: 15pt; width: 48pt; text-align: left;" class="xl65" height="20" width="64"> <span style="font-size: medium;">-7.93%</span> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr><tr> <td> <span style="font-size: medium;">Days on market</span> </td><td> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 38pt;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="50"> <col style="width: 38pt;" width="50"> <tbody> <tr style="height: 15pt;"> <td style="height: 15pt; width: 38pt; text-align: left;" class="xl65" height="20" width="50"> <span style="font-size: medium;">150</span> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td><td> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 38pt;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="50"> <col style="width: 38pt;" width="50"> <tbody> <tr style="height: 15pt;"> <td style="height: 15pt; width: 38pt; text-align: left;" class="xl65" height="20" width="50"> <span style="font-size: medium;">125</span> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td><td> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 62px; height: 21px;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <col style="width: 38pt;" width="50"> <tbody> <tr style="height: 15pt;"> <td style="height: 15pt; width: 38pt;" class="xl65" height="20" width="50"> <span style="font-size: medium;">+20.00%</span> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> </p><p><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-2956828518064871713?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-40334905036801835802010-01-04T19:26:00.006-05:002010-01-04T19:39:35.638-05:00<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>For the first time since June 2006 both number of homes sold and average sale price are up from the same month the previous year.<br /></strong></span></p> <table style="width: 343px; border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <colgroup><col style="width: 134pt;" width="179"><col style="width: 56pt;" width="75"><col style="width: 67pt;" width="89"></colgroup> <tbody> <tr style="height: 21pt;" height="28"> <td colspan="3" style="width: 257pt; height: 21pt;" class="xl65" height="28" width="343"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size:11pt;"> <strong>Preliminary Dec. 2009 vs Dec. 2008</strong></span></span></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21pt;" height="28"> <td style="width: 134pt; height: 21pt;" class="xl66" height="28" width="179"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size:11pt;"> Number Homes Sold</span></span></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 56pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" class="xl67" align="right" width="75"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size:11pt;"> +16.41%</span></span></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 67pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" class="xl66" align="right" width="89"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size:11pt;"> 390</span></span></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21pt;" height="28"> <td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 134pt; height: 21pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" class="xl66" height="28" width="179"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size:11pt;"> Total Dollar Volume</span></span></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 56pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" class="xl67" align="right" width="75"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size:11pt;"> +23.93%</span></span></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 67pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" class="xl68" align="right" width="89"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size:11pt;"> 102,850,599</span></span></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21pt;" height="28"> <td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 134pt; height: 21pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" class="xl66" height="28" width="179"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size:11pt;"> Average Listing Price</span></span></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 56pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" class="xl67" align="right" width="75"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size:11pt;"> +8.46%</span></span></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 67pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" class="xl68" align="right" width="89"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size:11pt;"> 286,108</span></span></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21pt;" height="28"> <td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 134pt; height: 21pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" class="xl66" height="28" width="179"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size:11pt;"> Average Sale Price</span></span></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 56pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" class="xl67" align="right" width="75"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size:11pt;"> +6.45%</span></span></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 67pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" class="xl68" align="right" width="89"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size:11pt;"> 263,719</span></span></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21pt;" height="28"> <td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 134pt; height: 21pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" class="xl66" height="28" width="179"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size:11pt;"> Average Days on Market</span></span></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 56pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" class="xl67" align="right" width="75"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size:11pt;"> +11.61%</span></span></td> <td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 67pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" class="xl66" align="right" width="89"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size:11pt;"> 173</span></span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Data from the WNCRMLS as of 1-4-2010</span></p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">For more sales data go to <a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/the-market" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.com/the-market">The Asheville Market</a>. </span></p> <hr /> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> <span style="font-size:14pt;"> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Free Home Staging Service</span></span></span></strong></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Other than pricing, staging a home properly is the most critical step in the home selling proccess. We offer a <strong>FREE</strong> Home Staging service (by a nationally accredited Home Stager) for our furnished listings. For more information about Home Staging go to <a href="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com/" _fcksavedurl="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com">Staged Homes of Asheville</a>.</span></p> <hr /> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> <span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Searches on YOUR TERMS!</strong></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Please review our new <a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.com">Asheville Real Estate</a> website. Search for foreclosures, short sales, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=green+built" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=green+built" title="Green Built Homes">green built</a>, single level living, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=mountain+view" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=mountain+view" title="Mountain View Homes">mountain view</a> or any term that interest you.<strong> </strong>Just go to the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/advancedSearch.php" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/advancedSearch.php" title="Asheville Advanced Search">advanced search page</a> and type your search term into the remarks field.</span></p> <ul><li><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>N0 SIGN UP 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_fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.com/the-market">The Asheville Market</a>.</span></li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-4033490503680183580?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-10113037889309040722009-12-26T17:45:00.002-05:002009-12-26T17:47:35.763-05:00<p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Asheville-Real-Estate-Number-Homes-Sold1.jpg" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Asheville-Real-Estate-Number-Homes-Sold1.jpg"><img style="width: 578px; height: 297px;" title="Asheville Real Estate-Number Homes Sold" src="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Asheville-Real-Estate-Number-Homes-Sold1.jpg" mce_src="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Asheville-Real-Estate-Number-Homes-Sold1.jpg" alt="Asheville Real Estate-Number Homes Sold" /></a><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Asheville-Real-Estate-Average-Price1.jpg" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Asheville-Real-Estate-Average-Price1.jpg"><img style="width: 578px; height: 282px;" title="Asheville Real Estate-Average Price" src="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Asheville-Real-Estate-Average-Price1.jpg" mce_src="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Asheville-Real-Estate-Average-Price1.jpg" alt="Asheville Real Estate-Average Price" /></a><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Asheville-Real-Estate-Median-Price1.jpg" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Asheville-Real-Estate-Median-Price1.jpg"><img style="width: 577px; height: 301px;" title="Asheville Real Estate-Median Price" src="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Asheville-Real-Estate-Median-Price1.jpg" mce_src="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Asheville-Real-Estate-Median-Price1.jpg" alt="Asheville Real Estate-Median Price" /></a><br /></p> <h3>November 2009 Asheville Real Estate Reports</h3> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Western_NC_Sales_History_Report_for_November_2009.pdf" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Western_NC_Sales_History_Report_for_November_2009.pdf">Sales_History_Report</a>- 5 year Asheville residential sales history.</p> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Western_NC_Sales_Trend_Report_for_November_2009.pdf" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Western_NC_Sales_Trend_Report_for_November_2009.pdf">Sales_Trend_Report</a>- Asheville residential sales trend indicator.</p> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Western_NC_Sales_Medians_Report_by_Type_for_November_2009.pdf" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Western_NC_Sales_Medians_Report_by_Type_for_November_2009.pdf">Sales_Medians_Report_by_Type</a>- 5 year Asheville residential median price by type.</p> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Western_NC_Active_Listings_Report_for_November_2009.pdf" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Western_NC_Active_Listings_Report_for_November_2009.pdf">Active_Listings_Report</a>- Asheville active listings report.</p> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Western_NC_Percent_Sold_Report_for_November_2009.pdf" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Western_NC_Percent_Sold_Report_for_November_2009.pdf">Percent_Sold_Report</a>- Asheville Listings sold divided by listings active as of month end.</p> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Western_NC_Sales_History_Report_by_Type_for_November_2009.pdf" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Western_NC_Sales_History_Report_by_Type_for_November_2009.pdf">Sales_History_Report_by_Type</a>- 5 year Asheville residential inventory history by type.</p> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Western_NC_Active_Listings_Spreadsheet_for_November_2009.xls" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Western_NC_Active_Listings_Spreadsheet_for_November_2009.xls">Active_Listings_Spreadsheet_for_November_2009</a><br /></p> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Western_NC_Closed_Listings_Spreadsheet_for_November_2009.xls" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Western_NC_Closed_Listings_Spreadsheet_for_November_2009.xls">Closed_Listings_Spreadsheet_for_November_2009</a><br /></p> <p><a title="North Carolina Existing Home Sales" href="http://www.ncrealtors.org/market_statistics.cfm" mce_href="http://www.ncrealtors.org/market_statistics.cfm" target="_blank">North Carolina Association of REALTORS Existing Home Sales Report</a> - this report comes out near the end of the following month.</p> <p>For information on Home Staging in Asheville go to <a href="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com/" mce_href="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com" target="_blank">Staged Homes of Asheville</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://ashevillencrealestate.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/jim-005-8x10-custom.jpg" mce_href="http://ashevillencrealestate.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/jim-005-8x10-custom.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-190" title="Jim 005 8x10 (Custom)" src="http://ashevillencrealestate.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/jim-005-8x10-custom.jpg" mce_src="http://ashevillencrealestate.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/jim-005-8x10-custom.jpg" alt="Asheville Realtor - Jim Cottam" height="148" width="120" /></a><br /></p> <p>Jim Cottam</p> <p><a title="Asheville Real Estate" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com" target="_blank">Asheville Real Estate Website</a><br /></p> <p><a href="mailto:jim@jimcottam.com" mce_href="mailto:jim@jimcottam.com">jim@jimcottam.com</a><br /></p> <p>828-775-3288</p> <p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-1011303788930904072?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-54626368696826054202009-12-09T11:51:00.014-05:002009-12-09T12:08:59.880-05:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Biltmore Park Real Estate-Home Sales for 2009<br /></span><strong></strong><strong><a title="Search Biltmore Park Homes for Sale" href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?stp=advanced&amp;pt=sfr&amp;idxID=040&amp;sfrType[]=Single%20Family%20Residential&amp;sfrType[]=Preconstruction&amp;county[]=634&amp;lp=0&amp;hp=8000000&amp;ba=0&amp;srt=DESC&amp;aw_subDivision[]=Biltmore+Park">Click for a list of Biltmore Park Homes for Sale.</a></strong><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><table><tbody><tr><td>MLS#</td> <td>STREET</td> <td>PRICE</td> <td>DATE</td> <td>BR</td> <td>BA</td> <td>1/2BA</td> <td>SQFT</td> </tr> <tr> <td>418078</td> <td>1035 COLUMBINE RD</td> <td>490,000</td> <td>1/8/2009</td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>2660</td> </tr> <tr> <td>424112</td> <td>458 COOPERS HAWK</td> <td>1,222,000</td> <td>9/11/2009</td> <td>5</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>4811</td> </tr> <tr> <td>425300</td> <td>1651 OLMSTED DRIVE</td> <td>700,000</td> <td>7/8/2009</td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>4108</td> </tr> <tr> <td>425616</td> <td>512 PINCHOT</td> <td>485,000</td> <td>3/11/2009</td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>3900</td> </tr> <tr> <td>427297</td> <td>909 WOODVINE</td> <td>445,000</td> <td>6/25/2009</td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>2850</td> </tr> <tr> <td>429157</td> <td>302 RED FOX</td> <td>552,500</td> <td>5/27/2009</td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>3652</td> </tr> <tr> <td>429383</td> <td>1811 ELLICOT</td> <td>1,000,000</td> <td>1/2/2009</td> <td>5</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>5826</td> </tr> <tr> <td>430409</td> <td>1658 OLMSTED</td> <td>890,000</td> <td>7/30/2009</td> <td>5</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>4995</td> </tr> <tr> <td>431423</td> <td>19 BENT OAK</td> <td>485,000</td> <td>4/29/2009</td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>2720</td> </tr> <tr> <td>433173</td> <td>1349 HEATHBROOK</td> <td>385,000</td> <td>6/29/2009</td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>2835</td> </tr> <tr> <td>435335</td> <td>218 LUECOTHOE LN</td> <td>380,000</td> <td>6/30/2009</td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>1950</td> </tr> <tr> <td>435579</td> <td>1354 HEATHBROOK</td> <td>375,000</td> <td>7/23/2009</td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>2674</td> </tr> <tr> <td>436579</td> <td>916 WOODVINE</td> <td>555,000</td> <td>5/5/2009</td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>3400</td> </tr> <tr> <td>437688</td> <td>8 DIANTHUS</td> <td>539,000</td> <td>6/21/2009</td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>3332</td> </tr> <tr> <td>438404</td> <td>1122 BURNSIDE</td> <td>795,000</td> <td>6/23/2009</td> <td>5</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>5281</td> </tr> <tr> <td>439432</td> <td>12 WHITE ASH</td> <td>475,000</td> <td>6/19/2009</td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>2428</td> </tr> <tr> <td>440623</td> <td>1340 HEATHBROOK</td> <td>422,500</td> <td>10/16/2009</td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>2700</td> </tr> <tr> <td>443609</td> <td>414 COOPERS HAWK</td> <td>1,400,000</td> <td>7/13/2009</td> <td>5</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>4185</td> </tr> <tr> <td>445166</td> <td>706 BANEBERRY</td> <td>870,000</td> <td>7/13/2009</td> <td>5</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>4200</td> </tr> <tr> <td>447161</td> <td>11 DAYFLOWER</td> <td>400,000</td> <td>10/15/2009</td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>2702</td> </tr> <tr> <td>449218</td> <td>308 RED FOX</td> <td>490,000</td> <td>10/9/2009</td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>2400</td> </tr> <tr> <td>439409</td> <td>1658 OLMSTED</td> <td>890,000</td> <td>7/30/2009</td> <td>5</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>4995</td> </tr> <tr> <td>440759</td> <td>1410 KENTON</td> <td>326,250</td> <td>10/30/2009</td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>2000</td> </tr> <tr> <td>447839</td> <td>309 S BRAESIDE</td> <td>750,000</td> <td>11/30/2009</td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>3178</td> </tr> <tr> <td>451758</td> <td>1652 OLMSTED</td> <td>724,900</td> <td>11/25/2009</td> <td>6</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>5727</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-5462636869682605420?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-12145957096942052982009-12-01T14:49:00.009-05:002009-12-01T15:01:58.023-05:00<h2 style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0pt;">Asheville Home Sales Up</h2><br /><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Homes sold and dollar volume up double digits.</strong></span></p><table style="border-collapse: collapse; height: 196px;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="391"><br /><tbody><tr style="height: 21pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span><td class="xl65" style="width: 257pt; height: 21pt;" height="28" width="343"><span style=";font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><strong>Nov. 2009 vs Nov. 2008</strong></span></td><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></tr><br /><tr style="height: 21pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><td class="xl66" style="width: 134pt; height: 21pt;" height="28" width="179"><span style=";font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" > Number Homes Sold</span></td><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><td class="xl67" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 56pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="75"><span style=";font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" > +19.39%</span></td><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><td class="xl66" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 67pt; padding-top: 1.5pt; text-align: right;" width="89"><span style=";font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" > 351</span></td><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></tr><br /><tr style="height: 21pt;"><br /><td class="xl66" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 134pt; height: 21pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" height="28" width="179"><span style=";font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" > Total Dollar Volume</span></td><br /><td class="xl67" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 56pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="75"><span style=";font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" > +15.53%</span></td><br /><td class="xl68" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 67pt; padding-top: 1.5pt; text-align: right;" width="89"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size:100%;"> 87,682,248</span></span></td><br /></tr><br /><tr style="height: 21pt;"><br /><td class="xl66" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 134pt; height: 21pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" height="28" width="179"><span style=";font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" > Average Listing Price</span></td><br /><td class="xl67" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 56pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="75"><span style=";font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" > -2.23%</span></td><br /><td class="xl68" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 67pt; padding-top: 1.5pt; text-align: right;" width="89"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size:11pt;"> <span style="font-size:100%;">269,056</span></span></span></td><br /></tr><br /><tr style="height: 21pt;"><br /><td class="xl66" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 134pt; height: 21pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" height="28" width="179"><span style=";font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" > Average Sale Price</span></td><br /><td class="xl67" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 56pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="75"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size:11pt;"> <span style="font-size:100%;">-3.23%</span></span></span></td><br /><td class="xl68" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 67pt; padding-top: 1.5pt; text-align: right;" width="89"><span style=";font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" > 249,807</span></td><br /></tr><br /><tr style="height: 21pt;"><br /><td class="xl66" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 134pt; height: 21pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" height="28" width="179"><span style=";font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" > Average Days on Market</span></td><br /><td class="xl67" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 56pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="75"><span style=";font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" > +35.25%</span></td><br /><td class="xl66" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 67pt; padding-top: 1.5pt; text-align: right;" width="89"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size:11pt;"> <span style="font-size:100%;">165</span></span></span></td><br /></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Data from the WNCRMLS as of 11-30-09</span></p><br /><p style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">For more sales data go to <a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/the-market">The Asheville Market</a>. </span></p><br /><br /><hr /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Free Home Staging Service</span></span></strong></span></p><br /><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Other than pricing, staging a home properly is the most critical step in the home selling proccess. We offer a <strong>FREE</strong> Home Staging service (by a nationally accredited Home Stager) for our furnished listings. For more information about Home Staging go to <a href="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com/">Staged Homes of Asheville</a>.</span></p><br /><br /><hr /><br /><p style="margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8px;"><span style=";font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:180%;" > <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> <strong>Searches on YOUR TERMS!</strong></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Please review our new <a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/">Asheville Real Estate</a> website. Search for foreclosures, short sales, <a title="Green Built Homes" href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=green+built" target="_blank">green built</a>, single level living, <a title="Mountain View Homes" href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=mountain+view" target="_blank">mountain view</a> or any term that interest you.<strong> </strong>Just go to the <a title="Asheville Advanced Search" href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/advancedSearch.php" target="_blank">advanced search page</a> and type your search term into the remarks field.</span></p><br /><br /><ul><br /><li><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>N0 SIGN UP REQUIRED</strong></span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/advancedSearch.php">Asheville advanced searches</a>: by school district, subdivision, interior features and more.</span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Search <a href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=foreclosure">Asheville foreclosures</a> and <a href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=short+sale">short sales</a></span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Stay up to date on <a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/the-market">The Asheville Market</a>.</span></li><br /></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-1214595709694205298?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-64629028087939397182009-11-22T09:18:00.004-05:002009-11-22T09:24:41.398-05:00<div><strong>We have now had 2 months in a row where the number of homes sold for the month increased when compared to the same month the previous year.</strong><br /></div> <div> </div><br />Numbers are from WNCRMLS as of 11-18-09.<br /><table border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" width="375"> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong>October</strong><br /></td> <td><strong>2009</strong></td> <td><strong>2008</strong></td> <td><strong>%Change</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Homes Sold</td> <td>462<br /></td> <td>426<br /></td> <td>+8.5%</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dollar Volume</td> <td>111,981,061<br /></td> <td>115,106,339</td> <td>-9.6%</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Avg. List Price</td> <td>$260,482</td> <td>$288,109</td> <td>-9.6%</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Avg. Sale Price</td> <td>$239,420</td> <td>$270,203</td> <td>-11.4%</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <div>% Diff. Sale/List</div> </td> <td> <div>91.9%<br /></div> </td> <td> <div>93.8%<br /></div> </td> <td> <div> -2.1%</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Days on Market</td> <td>147</td> <td>135</td> <td>+8.9%</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Inventory<br /></td> <td>8979<br /></td> <td>9174<br /></td> <td>-2.1%<br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Months of Inventory<br /></td> <td>19.4<br /></td> <td>21.5<br /></td> <td>-9.8%<br /></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><strong>Oct 2009 <a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/">Asheville Real Estate</a> Reports</strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Western_NC_Sales_History_Report_for_October_2009.pdf" title="October 2009 Sales History Report" target="_blank">sales_history_report</a>- 5 year Asheville residential sales history.</p> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Western_NC_Sales_Trend_Report_for_October_2009.pdf" title="Sales_Trend_Report_for_October_2009" target="_blank">sales_trend_report</a>- Asheville residential sales trend indicator.</p> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Western_NC_Sales_Medians_Report_by_Type_for_October_2009.pdf" title="Sales_Medians_Report_by_Type_for_Otcober_2009" target="_blank">sales_medians_report_by_type</a>- 5 year Asheville residential median price by type.</p> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Western_NC_Active_Listings_Report_for_October_2009.pdf" title="Active_Listings_Report_for_October_2009" target="_blank">active_listings_report</a>- Asheville active listings report.</p> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Western_NC_Percent_Sold_Report_for_October_2009.pdf" title="Percent_Sold_Report_for_October_2009" target="_blank">percent_sold_report</a>- Asheville Listings sold divided by listings active as of month end.</p> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Western_NC_Sales_History_Report_by_Type_for_October_2009.pdf" title="Sales_History_Report_by_Type_for_October_2009" target="_blank">sales_history_report by type</a>- 5 year Asheville residential inventory history by type.</p> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Western_NC_Active_Listings_Spreadsheet_for_October_2009.xlsx" title="Active_Listings_Spreadsheet_for_October_2009" target="_blank">active_listings_spreadsheet_for_October_2009</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Western_NC_Closed_Listings_Spreadsheet_for_October_2009.xlsx" title="Closed_Listings_Spreadsheet_for_October_2009" target="_blank">closed_listings_spreadsheet_for October_2009</a></p> <div><a href="http://www.ncrealtors.org/uploads/August09.pdf" title="August Existing Home Sales Report" target="_self">North Carolina Association of REALTORS Existing Home Sales Report</a> - this report comes out near the end of the following month. Current report is for August 2009.</div> <div><img title="Asheville Real Estate-Average Sales" src="https://app.icontact.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/265051/4d5556c0d7431aca7d0108fc3ef69185/image/jpeg" alt="Asheville Real Estate-Average Sales" style="margin: 0px; width: 575px; height: 296px;" /> </div> <div><img title="Asheville Real Estate-Number Homes Sold" src="https://app.icontact.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/265051/2750044ddf568a95610f4bba47560cc7/image/jpeg" alt="Asheville Real Estate-Number Homes Sold" style="margin: 0px; width: 575px; height: 292px;" /><br /><br /></div> <p> </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" width="500"><tbody><tr> <td><a 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src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-6462902808793939718?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-10283661198354388522009-11-03T11:39:00.024-05:002009-11-03T12:13:25.922-05:00<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0px;" mce_style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0px;">Number of homes sold up for second month in a row. Now we just need the prices to start rising.</p> <table class="mceItemTable" style="width: 343px; border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr style="height: 21pt;" height="28"> <td class="xl65" style="width: 257pt; height: 21pt;" height="28" width="343"><span mce_ style="font-size:10pt;"><b>Preliminary Oct. 2009 vs Oct. 2008</b></span></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21pt;" height="28"> <td class="xl66" style="width: 134pt; height: 21pt;" height="28" width="179">Number Homes Sold</td> <td class="xl67" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 56pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" mce_style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 56pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="75">+5.87%</td> <td class="xl66" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 67pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" mce_style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 67pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="89">451</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21pt;" height="28"> <td class="xl66" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 134pt; height: 21pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" mce_style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 134pt; height: 21pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" height="28" width="179">Total Dollar Volume</td> <td class="xl67" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 56pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" mce_style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 56pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="75">-6.76%</td> <td class="xl68" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 67pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" mce_style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 67pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="89">107,320,911</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21pt;" height="28"> <td class="xl66" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 134pt; height: 21pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" mce_style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 134pt; height: 21pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" height="28" width="179">Average Listing Price</td> <td class="xl67" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 56pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" mce_style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 56pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="75">-10.08%</td> <td class="xl68" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 67pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" mce_style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 67pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="89">259,073</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21pt;" height="28"> <td class="xl66" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 134pt; height: 21pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" mce_style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 134pt; height: 21pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" height="28" width="179">Average Sale Price</td> <td class="xl67" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 56pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" mce_style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 56pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="75">-11.93%</td> <td class="xl68" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 67pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" mce_style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 67pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="89">237,962</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21pt;" height="28"> <td class="xl66" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 134pt; height: 21pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" mce_style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 134pt; height: 21pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" height="28" width="179">Average Days on Market</td> <td class="xl67" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 56pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" mce_style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 56pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="75">+13.33%</td> <td class="xl66" style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 67pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" mce_style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 67pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="89">153</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0px;" mce_style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0px;">Per the WNCRMLS as of 11-03-09</p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0pt;" mce_style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0pt;">For more sales data go to <a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/the-market" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/the-market">The Asheville Market</a>. </p> <hr /> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0px;" mce_style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> <span mce_ style="font-size:14pt;"><b>Searches on YOUR TERMS!</b></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0px;" mce_style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0px;">Please review our new <a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com">Asheville Real Estate</a> website. Search for foreclosures, short sales, <a href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=green+built" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=green+built" title="Green Built Homes" target="_blank">green built</a>, single level living, <a href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=mountain+view" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=mountain+view" title="Mountain View Homes" target="_blank">mountain view</a> or any term that interest you.<b> </b>Just go to the <a href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/advancedSearch.php" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/advancedSearch.php" title="Asheville Advanced Search" target="_blank">advanced search page</a> and type your search term into the remarks field.</p> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Asheville-Home-Sales-Average-Price.jpg" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Asheville-Home-Sales-Average-Price.jpg"><img style="width: 600px; height: 299px;" class="size-full wp-image-1021" title="Asheville Home Sales Average Price" src="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Asheville-Home-Sales-Average-Price.jpg" mce_src="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Asheville-Home-Sales-Average-Price.jpg" alt="Asheville Home Sales for 2009-Average Price" /></a><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Asheville-Real-Estate-Median-Price.jpg" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Asheville-Real-Estate-Median-Price.jpg"><img style="width: 600px; height: 301px;" class="size-full wp-image-1023" title="Asheville Real Estate-Median Price" src="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Asheville-Real-Estate-Median-Price.jpg" mce_src="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Asheville-Real-Estate-Median-Price.jpg" alt="Asheville Real Estate-Median Price 2009" /></a><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Asheville-Real-Estate-Number-Homes-Sold.jpg" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Asheville-Real-Estate-Number-Homes-Sold.jpg"><img style="width: 600px; height: 293px;" class="size-full wp-image-1024" title="Asheville Real Estate-Number Homes Sold" src="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Asheville-Real-Estate-Number-Homes-Sold.jpg" mce_src="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Asheville-Real-Estate-Number-Homes-Sold.jpg" alt="Asheville Real Estate-Number Homes Sold" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0pt;" mce_style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0pt;">For more sales data go to <a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/the-market" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/the-market">The Asheville Market</a>. </p> <ul><li><b>N0 SIGN UP REQUIRED</b></li><li><a href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/advancedSearch.php" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/advancedSearch.php">Advanced searches</a>: by school district, subdivision, interior features and more.</li><li>Search <a href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=foreclosure" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=foreclosure">foreclosures</a> and <a href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=short+sale" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=short+sale">short sales</a></li><li>Stay up to date on <a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/the-market" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/the-market">The Asheville Market</a>.</li></ul> <hr /> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0px;" mce_style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0px;">Other than pricing, staging a home properly is the most critical step in the home selling proccess. We offer a <b>FREE</b> Home Staging service (by a nationally accredited Home Stager) for our furnished listings. For more information about Home Staging go to <a href="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com/" mce_href="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com">Staged Homes of Asheville</a> </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-1028366119835438852?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-82147022493853828862009-10-12T14:02:00.007-04:002009-10-12T14:07:33.276-04:00<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><u><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Search on Your Terms<br /><br /></span></u></span></div><div>Try out the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/advancedSearch.php" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/advancedSearch.php">advanced search page</a> on our new <a target="_blank" title="Asheville Real Estate" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.com">Asheville Real Estate</a> website. NO SIGN IN REQUIRED. You can search by subdivision, school district or even make up your own search. Fill out your normal search terms and then scroll down and fill in the remarks field with <a target="_blank" href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?stp=advanced&amp;pt=sfr&amp;idxID=040&amp;sfrType[]=Single%20Family%20Residential&amp;sfrType[]=Condo&amp;sfrType[]=Townhouse&amp;sfrType[]=Preconstruction&amp;sfrType[]=Residential%20Auction&amp;sfrType[]=Equity%20Ownership&amp;lp=100000&amp;hp=8000000&amp;ba=0&amp;srt=DESC&amp;aw_remarksConcat=foreclosure" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?stp=advanced&amp;pt=sfr&amp;idxID=040&amp;sfrType[]=Single%20Family%20Residential&amp;sfrType[]=Condo&amp;sfrType[]=Townhouse&amp;sfrType[]=Preconstruction&amp;sfrType[]=Residential%20Auction&amp;sfrType[]=Equity%20Ownership&amp;lp=100000&amp;hp=8000000&amp;ba=0&amp;srt=DESC&amp;aw_remarksConcat=foreclosure">foreclosure</a>, bungalow, short sale, green built, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?stp=advanced&amp;pt=sfr&amp;idxID=040&amp;sfrType[]=Single%20Family%20Residential&amp;sfrType[]=Condo&amp;sfrType[]=Townhouse&amp;sfrType[]=Preconstruction&amp;sfrType[]=Residential%20Auction&amp;sfrType[]=Equity%20Ownership&amp;lp=100000&amp;hp=8000000&amp;ba=0&amp;srt=DESC&amp;aw_remarksConcat=master+on+main" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?stp=advanced&amp;pt=sfr&amp;idxID=040&amp;sfrType[]=Single%20Family%20Residential&amp;sfrType[]=Condo&amp;sfrType[]=Townhouse&amp;sfrType[]=Preconstruction&amp;sfrType[]=Residential%20Auction&amp;sfrType[]=Equity%20Ownership&amp;lp=100000&amp;hp=8000000&amp;ba=0&amp;srt=DESC&amp;aw_remarksConcat=master+on+main">master on main</a> or any search term that interest you.</div><h3>Sept 2009 Asheville Real Estate Reports</h3><p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Western_NC_Sales_History_Report_for_September_2009.pdf" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Western_NC_Sales_History_Report_for_September_2009.pdf" title="September 2009 Sales History Report">sales_history_report</a>- 5 year Asheville residential sales history.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Western_NC_Sales_Trend_Report_for_September_2009.pdf" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Western_NC_Sales_Trend_Report_for_September_2009.pdf" title="Sales_Trend_Report_for_September_2009">sales_trend_report</a>- Asheville residential sales trend indicator.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Western_NC_Sales_Medians_Report_by_Type_for_September_2009.pdf" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Western_NC_Sales_Medians_Report_by_Type_for_September_2009.pdf" title="Sales_Medians_Report_by_Type_for_September_2009">sales_medians_report_by_type</a>- 5 year Asheville residential median price by type.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Western_NC_Active_Listings_Report_for_September_2009.pdf" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Western_NC_Active_Listings_Report_for_September_2009.pdf" title="Active_Listings_Report_for_September_2009">active_listings_report</a>- Asheville active listings report.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Western_NC_Percent_Sold_Report_for_September_2009.pdf" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Western_NC_Percent_Sold_Report_for_September_2009.pdf" title="Percent_Sold_Report_for_September_2009">percent_sold_report</a>- Asheville Listings sold divided by listings active as of month end.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Western_NC_Sales_History_Report_by_Type_for_September_2009.pdf" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Western_NC_Sales_History_Report_by_Type_for_September_2009.pdf" title="Sales_History_Report_by_Type_for_September_2009">sales_history_report by type</a>- 5 year Asheville residential inventory history by type.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Western_NC_Active_Listings_Spreadsheet_for_September_2009.xls" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Western_NC_Active_Listings_Spreadsheet_for_September_2009.xls" title="Active_Listings_Spreadsheet_for_September_2009">active_listings_spreadsheet_for_September_2009</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Western_NC_Closed_Listings_Spreadsheet_for_September_2009.xls" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Western_NC_Closed_Listings_Spreadsheet_for_September_2009.xls" title="Closed_Listings_Spreadsheet_for_September_2009">closed_listings_spreadsheet_for September_2009</a></p><p><a target="_self" href="http://www.ncrealtors.org/uploads/August09.pdf" _fcksavedurl="http://www.ncrealtors.org/uploads/August09.pdf" title="August Existing Home Sales Report">North Carolina Association of REALTORS Existing Home Sales Report</a> - this report comes out near the end of the following month.</p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size:larger;"><strong>The Asheville Real Estate Market</strong></span><table style="width: 446px; height: 308px;" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong>September</strong></td> <td><strong>2009</strong></td> <td><strong>2008</strong></td> <td><strong>%change</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Homes Sold</td> <td>441</td> <td>398</td> <td>+10.8</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dollar Volume</td> <td>108,949,089</td> <td>105,369,088</td> <td>+3.34</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Avg List Price</td> <td>267,166</td> <td>280,381</td> <td>-4.72</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Avg Sale Price</td> <td>247,050</td> <td>264,746</td> <td>-6.68</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Median List Price</td> <td>207,900</td> <td>229,000</td> <td>-9..22</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Median Sale Price</td> <td>194,500</td> <td>216,000</td> <td>-9.06</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Days on Market</td> <td>154</td> <td>126</td> <td>+22.2</td> </tr> <tr> <td><br /></td> <td><br /></td> <td><br /></td> <td><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td><br /></td> <td><br /></td> <td><br /></td> <td><br /></td> </tr> </tbody></table></p><p><table style="width: 470px; height: 141px;" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"> <tbody> <tr> <td><a href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?stp=advanced&amp;pt=sfr&amp;idxID=040&amp;sfrType[]=Single%20Family%20Residential&amp;sfrType[]=Condo&amp;sfrType[]=Townhouse&amp;sfrType[]=Preconstruction&amp;sfrType[]=Residential%20Auction&amp;sfrType[]=Equity%20Ownership&amp;city[]=1780&amp;lp=200000&amp;hp=800000&amp;ba=0&amp;srt=DESC" 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src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-8214702249385382886?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-65746248006867547772009-10-05T10:58:00.007-04:002009-10-05T11:11:05.866-04:00<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0px;">Encouraging news: for the first time in 36 months the number of homes sold for the month is higher than the same month one year ago.</p> <table style="width: 402px; border-collapse: collapse; height: 308px;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <colgroup><col style="width: 134pt;" width="179"><col style="width: 56pt;" width="75"><col style="width: 67pt;" width="89"></colgroup> <tbody> <tr style="height: 21pt;" height="28"> <td style="width: 257pt; height: 21pt;" colspan="3" class="xl65" height="28" width="343"> <span style="font-size:10pt;"><strong>Preliminary Sept. 2009 vs Sept 2008</strong></span></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21pt;" height="28"> <td style="width: 134pt; height: 21pt;" class="xl66" height="28" width="179">Number Homes Sold</td> <td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 56pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" class="xl67" align="right" width="75">+9.29%</td> <td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 67pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" class="xl66" align="right" width="89">435</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21pt;" height="28"> <td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 134pt; height: 21pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" class="xl66" height="28" width="179">Total Dollar Volume</td> <td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 56pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" class="xl67" align="right" width="75">-17.04%</td> <td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 67pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" class="xl68" align="right" width="89">107,432,089</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21pt;" height="28"> <td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 134pt; height: 21pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" class="xl66" height="28" width="179">Average Listing Price</td> <td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 56pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" class="xl67" align="right" width="75">-5.96%</td> <td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 67pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" class="xl68" align="right" width="89">267,153</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21pt;" height="28"> <td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 134pt; height: 21pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" class="xl66" height="28" width="179">Average Sale Price</td> <td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 56pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" class="xl67" align="right" width="75">-7.31%</td> <td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 67pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" class="xl68" align="right" width="89">246,970</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21pt;" height="28"> <td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 134pt; height: 21pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" class="xl66" height="28" width="179">Average Days on Market</td> <td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 56pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" class="xl67" align="right" width="75">+13.33%</td> <td style="padding-bottom: 1.5pt; width: 67pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" class="xl66" align="right" width="89">153</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0px;">Per the WNCRMLS as of 10-05-09</p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0pt;">For more sales data go to <a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/the-market" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.com/the-market">The Asheville Market</a>. </p> <hr /> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0px;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> <span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Searches on YOUR TERMS!</strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0px;">Please review our new <a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.com">Asheville Real Estate</a> website. Search for foreclosures, short sales, <a href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=green+built" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=green+built" target="_blank" title="Green Built Homes">green built</a>, single level living, <a href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=mountain+view" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=mountain+view" target="_blank" title="Mountain View Homes">mountain view</a> or any term that interest you.<strong> </strong>Just go to the <a href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/advancedSearch.php" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/advancedSearch.php" target="_blank" title="Asheville Advanced Search">advanced search page</a> and type your search term into the remarks field.</p> <ul><li><strong>N0 SIGN UP REQUIRED</strong></li><li><a href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/advancedSearch.php" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/advancedSearch.php">Advanced searches</a>: by school district, subdivision, interior features and more.</li><li>Search <a href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=foreclosure" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=foreclosure">foreclosures</a> and <a href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=short+sale" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=short+sale">short sales</a></li><li>Stay up to date on <a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/the-market" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.com/the-market">The Asheville Market</a>.</li></ul> <hr /> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-top: 0px;">Other than pricing, staging a home properly is the most critical step in the home selling proccess. We offer a <strong>FREE</strong> Home Staging service (by a nationally accredited Home Stager) for our furnished listings. For more information about Home Staging go to <a href="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com/" _fcksavedurl="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com">Staged Homes of Asheville</a>.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-6574624800686754777?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-27861299299087555542009-09-15T12:00:00.008-04:002009-09-15T12:14:49.596-04:00<h2>Asheville Real Estate Market</h2> <p>Numbers are from WNCRMLS as of 9-15-09.</p> <h4><span style="font-size: smaller;" mce_style="font-size: smaller;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;" mce_style="font-size: x-small;">Asheville Real Estate-August numbers.</span></b></span></h4> <table align="left" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" width="375"> <tbody> <tr> <td><b>August</b></td> <td><b>2009</b></td> <td><b>2008</b></td> <td><b>%Change</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Homes Sold</td> <td>446</td> <td>484</td> <td>-14.7%</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dollar Volume</td> <td>$95,788,605</td> <td>$133,075,256</td> <td>-28.3%</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Avg. List Price</td> <td>$229,293</td> <td>$294,931</td> <td>-22.3%</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Avg. Sell Price</td> <td>$214,773</td> <td>$274,949</td> <td>-21.9%</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Med. List Price</td> <td>$189,900</td> <td>$224,900</td> <td>-15.6%</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Med. Sell Price</td> <td>$176,000</td> <td>$215,000</td> <td>-18.1%</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Days on Market</td> <td>148</td> <td>133</td> <td>+11.3%</td> </tr> <tr> <td><br /></td> <td><br /></td> <td><br /></td> <td><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td><br /></td> <td><br /></td> <td><br /></td> <td><br /></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h3>-</h3> <h3>-</h3> <h3>-</h3> <h3>-</h3> <h3>-</h3> <h3>-</h3> <p>-</p> <h3>August 2009 Asheville Real Estate Reports</h3> <p><a title="Asheville Real Estate-sales history report" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Western_NC_Sales_History_Report_for_August_2009.pdf" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Western_NC_Sales_History_Report_for_August_2009.pdf" target="_blank">sales_history_report</a>- 5 year Asheville residential sales history.</p> <p><a title="Asheville August Sales Trend Report" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Western_NC_Sales_Trend_Report_for_August_2009.pdf" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Western_NC_Sales_Trend_Report_for_August_2009.pdf" target="_blank">sales_trend_report</a>- Asheville residential sales trend indicator.</p> <p><a title="Asheville Real Estate-sales medians report by type" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Western_NC_Sales_Medians_Report_by_Type_for_August_2009.pdf" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Western_NC_Sales_Medians_Report_by_Type_for_August_2009.pdf" target="_blank">sales_medians_report_by_type</a>- 5 year Asheville residential median price by type.</p> <p><a title="Asheville August Active Listings Report" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Western_NC_Active_Listings_Report_for_August_20091.pdf" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Western_NC_Active_Listings_Report_for_August_20091.pdf" target="_blank">active_listings_report</a>- Asheville active listings report.</p> <p><a title="Asheville Real Estate-percent sold report" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Western_NC_Percent_Sold_Report_for_August_2009.pdf" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Western_NC_Percent_Sold_Report_for_August_2009.pdf" target="_blank">percent_sold_report</a>- Asheville Listings sold divided by listings active as of month end.</p> <p><a title="Asheville Real Estate- Sales History by Type Report" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Western_NC_Sales_History_Report_by_Type_for_August_2009.pdf" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Western_NC_Sales_History_Report_by_Type_for_August_2009.pdf" target="_blank">sales_history_report by type</a>- 5 year Asheville residential inventory history by type.</p> <p><a title="Asheville Real Estate-active listings spreadsheet" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Western_NC_Active_Listings_Spreadsheet_for_August_2009.xls" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Western_NC_Active_Listings_Spreadsheet_for_August_2009.xls" target="_blank">active_listings_spreadsheet_for_August_2009</a><br /></p> <p><a title="Asheville Real Estate-closed listings spreadsheet" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Western_NC_Closed_Listings_Spreadsheet_for_August_2009.xls" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Western_NC_Closed_Listings_Spreadsheet_for_August_2009.xls" target="_blank">closed_listings_spreadsheet_for August_2009</a><br /></p> <p><a title="July 2009 Existing Home Sales Report" href="http://www.ncrealtors.org/uploads/July09.pdf" mce_href="http://www.ncrealtors.org/uploads/July09.pdf" target="_blank">North Carolina Association of REALTORS Existing Home Sales Report</a> - this report comes out near the end of the following month.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-2786129929908755554?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-16415508819700688482009-09-04T09:17:00.005-04:002009-09-04T09:37:45.986-04:00<table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 377px; height: 168px;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <col style="width: 134pt;" width="179"> <col style="width: 56pt;" width="75"> <col style="width: 67pt;" width="89"> <tbody> <tr style="height: 21pt;" height="28"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 21pt; width: 257pt;" colspan="3" height="28" width="343"> <span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong> Early numbers for August 2009 vs August 2008</strong></span><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21pt;" height="28"> <td class="xl66" style="height: 21pt; width: 134pt;" height="28" width="179">Number Homes Sold</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 56pt; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" align="right" width="75">-14.7%</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 67pt; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" align="right" width="89">413</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21pt;" height="28"> <td class="xl66" style="height: 21pt; width: 134pt; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" height="28" width="179">Total Dollar Volume</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 56pt; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" align="right" width="75">-29.2%</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 67pt; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" align="right" width="89">94,174,654<br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21pt;" height="28"> <td class="xl66" style="height: 21pt; width: 134pt; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" height="28" width="179">Average Listing Price</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 56pt; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" align="right" width="75">-22.5%</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 67pt; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" align="right" width="89">228,561<br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21pt;" height="28"> <td class="xl66" style="height: 21pt; width: 134pt; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" height="28" width="179">Average Sale Price</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 56pt; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" align="right" width="75">-22.2%</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 67pt; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" align="right" width="89">214,033<br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21pt;" height="28"> <td class="xl66" style="height: 21pt; width: 134pt; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" height="28" width="179">Average Days on Market</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 56pt; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" align="right" width="75">+11.3%</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 67pt; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" align="right" width="89">148</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8px;">Per the WNCRMLS as of 9-3-09</p> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8px; text-align: center;"> </p> <hr /> <p> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> <span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Searches on YOUR TERMS!</strong></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8px;">Please review our new <a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.com">Asheville Real Estate</a> website. Search for foreclosures, short sales, <a title="Green Built Homes" href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=green+built" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=green+built" target="_blank">green built</a>, single level living, <a title="Mountain View Homes" href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=mountain+view" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=mountain+view" target="_blank">mountain view</a> or any term that interest you.<strong> </strong>Just go to the <a title="Asheville Advanced Search" href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/advancedSearch.php" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/advancedSearch.php" target="_blank">advanced search page</a> and type your search term into the remarks field.</p> <ul><li><strong>N0 SIGN UP REQUIRED</strong></li><li><a href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/advancedSearch.php" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/advancedSearch.php">Advanced searches</a>: by school district, subdivision, interior features and more.</li><li>Search <a href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=foreclosure" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=foreclosure">foreclosures</a> and <a href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=short+sale" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=short+sale">short sales</a></li><li>Stay up to date on <a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/the-market" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.com/the-market">The Asheville Market</a>.</li></ul> <hr /> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8px;">Other than pricing, staging a home properly is the most critical step in the home selling proccess. We offer a <strong>FREE</strong> Home Staging service (by a nationally accredited Home Stager) for our furnished listings. For more information about Home Staging go to <a href="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com/" _fcksavedurl="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com">Staged Homes of Asheville</a>.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-1641550881970068848?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-33602830045117412402009-08-09T15:58:00.001-04:002009-08-09T16:15:26.656-04:00<h2>Asheville Real Estate Market-July 2009</h2> <table class="mceItemTable" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 304pt;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="404"> <col style="width: 87pt;" width="116"> <col style="width: 70pt;" width="93"> <col style="width: 76pt;" width="101"> <col style="width: 71pt;" width="94"> <tbody> <tr style="height: 15.75pt;"> <td class="xl66" style="height: 15.75pt; width: 87pt;" height="21" width="116"><b><span style="font-size:medium;">July</span></b></td> <td class="xl63" style="width: 70pt;" width="93"><b><span style="font-size:medium;">2009</span></b></td> <td class="xl63" style="width: 76pt;" width="101"><b><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-size:medium;">2008</span></span></b></td> <td class="xl63" style="width: 71pt;" width="94"><b><span style="font-size:medium;">Difference</span></b></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15.75pt;"> <td class="xl63" style="height: 15.75pt;" height="21">Homes Sold</td> <td class="xl63">431</td> <td class="xl63">439</td> <td class="xl64">-1.83%</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15.75pt;"> <td class="xl63" style="height: 15.75pt;" height="21">Dollar Volume</td> <td class="xl65"> <table class="mceItemTable" style="border-collapse: collapse; height: 21px;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="94"> <col style="width: 66pt;" width="88"> <tbody> <tr style="height: 15pt;"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt; width: 66pt; text-align: left;" height="20" width="88">$108,651,191</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> <td class="xl65"> <table class="mceItemTable" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 66pt;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="88"> <col style="width: 66pt;" width="88"> <tbody> <tr style="height: 15pt;"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt; width: 66pt; text-align: left;" height="20" width="88">$119,145,010</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> <td class="xl64">-8.81%</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15.75pt;"> <td class="xl63" style="height: 15.75pt;" height="21">Avg. List Price</td> <td class="xl65">$269,199</td> <td class="xl65">$286,648</td> <td class="xl64">-6.09%</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15.75pt;"> <td class="xl63" style="height: 15.75pt;" height="21">Avg. Sell Price</td> <td class="xl65">$252,091</td> <td class="xl65">$271,401</td> <td class="xl64">-7.11%</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15.75pt;"> <td class="xl63" style="height: 15.75pt;" height="21">Med. List Price</td> <td class="xl65">$217,500</td> <td class="xl65">$229,900</td> <td class="xl64">-5.39%</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15.75pt;"> <td class="xl63" style="height: 15.75pt;" height="21">Med. Sell Price</td> <td class="xl65">$207,500</td> <td class="xl65">$220,000</td> <td class="xl64">-5.68%</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15.75pt;"> <td class="xl63" style="height: 15.75pt;" height="21">Days on Market</td> <td class="xl63">144</td> <td class="xl63">114</td> <td class="xl64">+26.3%</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>Numbers are from the WNCRMLS as of <b>8-9-09</b>. Total Sales for<b>: S</b>ingle<b>F</b>amily<b>R</b>esidential<b>/Condo/Townhouse/Preconstruction</b></p> <h3>July 2009 Asheville Real Estate Reports</h3> <p><a title="Asheville July Sales History Report" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/western_nc_sales_history_report_for_july_2009.pdf" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/western_nc_sales_history_report_for_july_2009.pdf" target="_blank">sales_history_report</a>- 5 year Asheville residential sales history.</p> <p><a title="Asheville July Sales Trend Report" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/western_nc_sales_trend_report_for_july_2009.pdf" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/western_nc_sales_trend_report_for_july_2009.pdf" target="_blank">sales_trend_report</a>- Asheville residential sales trend indicator.</p> <p><a title="Asheville July Sale Medians Report by Type" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/western_nc_sales_medians_report_by_type_for_july_2009.pdf" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/western_nc_sales_medians_report_by_type_for_july_2009.pdf" target="_blank">sales_medians_report_by_type</a> - 5 year Asheville residential median price by type.</p> <p><a title="Asheville July Active Listings Report" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/western_nc_active_listings_report_for_july_2009.pdf" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/western_nc_active_listings_report_for_july_2009.pdf" target="_blank">active_listings_report</a>- Asheville active listings report.</p> <p><a title="Asheville July Percent Sold Report" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/western_nc_percent_sold_report_for_july_2009.pdf" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/western_nc_percent_sold_report_for_july_2009.pdf" target="_blank">percent_sold_report</a>- Asheville Listings sold divided by listings active as of month end.</p> <p><a title="Asheville July Sales History by Type Report" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/western_nc_sales_history_report_by_type_for_july_2009.pdf" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/western_nc_sales_history_report_by_type_for_july_2009.pdf" target="_blank">sales_history_report by type</a>- 5 year Asheville residential inventory history by type.</p> <p><a title="Asheville July Active Listings Spreadsheet" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/western_nc_active_listings_spreadsheet_for_july_2009.xls" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/western_nc_active_listings_spreadsheet_for_july_2009.xls" target="_blank">active_listings_spreadsheet_for_July_2009</a></p> <p><a title="Asheville July Closed Listings Spreadsheet" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/western_nc_closed_listings_spreadsheet_for_july_2009.xls" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/western_nc_closed_listings_spreadsheet_for_july_2009.xls" target="_blank">closed_listings_spreadsheet_for July_2009</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com/" _fcksavedurl="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com">Asheville Home Staging</a>-click for more info.</p><p>Visit the <a href="http://www.jimcottam.com">Asheville Real Estate</a> website.<br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-3360283004511741240?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-65805214184898320792009-07-17T14:32:00.002-04:002009-07-17T14:37:27.248-04:00<h2>Asheville Real Estate Market</h2> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 304pt;" width="404" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr style="height: 15.75pt;" height="21"> <td class="xl66" style="height: 15.75pt; width: 87pt;" width="116" height="21"><strong><span style="font-size:medium;">June</span></strong></td> <td class="xl63" style="width: 70pt;" width="93"><strong><span style="font-size:medium;">2009</span></strong></td> <td class="xl63" style="width: 76pt;" width="101"><strong><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-size:medium;">2008</span></span></strong></td> <td class="xl63" style="width: 71pt;" width="94"><strong><span style="font-size:medium;">Difference</span></strong></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15.75pt;" height="21"> <td class="xl63" style="height: 15.75pt;" height="21">Homes Sold</td> <td class="xl63">439</td> <td class="xl63">492</td> <td class="xl64">-10.8%</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15.75pt;" height="21"> <td class="xl63" style="height: 15.75pt;" height="21">Dollar Volume</td> <td class="xl65"> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; height: 21px;" width="94" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt; width: 66pt; text-align: left;" width="88" height="20">$102,901,057</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> <td class="xl65"> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 66pt;" width="88" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr style="height: 15pt;" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt; width: 66pt; text-align: left;" width="88" height="20">$126,439,574</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> <td class="xl64">-18.7%</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15.75pt;" height="21"> <td class="xl63" style="height: 15.75pt;" height="21">Avg. List Price</td> <td class="xl65">$249,025</td> <td class="xl65">$270,658</td> <td class="xl64">-8.0</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15.75pt;" height="21"> <td class="xl63" style="height: 15.75pt;" height="21">Avg. Sell Price</td> <td class="xl65">$234,399</td> <td class="xl65">$256,991</td> <td class="xl64">-8.8%</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15.75pt;" height="21"> <td class="xl63" style="height: 15.75pt;" height="21">Med. List Price</td> <td class="xl65">$209,000</td> <td class="xl65">$225,000</td> <td class="xl64">-7.2%</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15.75pt;" height="21"> <td class="xl63" style="height: 15.75pt;" height="21">Med. Sell Price</td> <td class="xl65">$195,000</td> <td class="xl65">$215,000</td> <td class="xl64">-9.4%</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 15.75pt;" height="21"> <td class="xl63" style="height: 15.75pt;" height="21">Days on Market</td> <td class="xl63">143</td> <td class="xl63">116</td> <td class="xl64">+23.3%</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>Numbers are from the WNCRMLS as of <strong>7-11-09</strong>. Total Sales for<strong>: S</strong>ingle<strong>F</strong>amily<strong>R</strong>esidential<strong>/Condo/Townhouse/Preconstruction</strong></p> <h3>June 2009 Asheville Real Estate Reports</h3> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/western_nc_sales_history_report_for_june_2009.pdf">sales_history_report</a>- 5 year Asheville residential sales history.</p> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/western_nc_sales_trend_report_for_june_2009.pdf" title="Asheville Sales Trend Report" target="_blank">sales_trend_report</a>- Asheville residential sales trend indicator.</p> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/western_nc_sales_medians_report_by_type_for_june_2009.pdf" title="Asheville Sale Medians Report by Type" target="_blank">sales_medians_report_by_type</a> - 5 year Asheville residential median price by type.</p> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/asheville_nc_active_listings_report_for_june_2009.pdf" title="Asheville Active Listings Report">active_listings_report</a>- Asheville active listings report.</p> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/western_nc_percent_sold_report_for_june_2009.pdf" title="Asheville Percent Sold Report" target="_blank">percent_sold_report</a>- Asheville Listings sold divided by listings active as of month end.</p> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/western_nc_sales_history_report_by_type_for_may_2009.pdf">sales_history_report by type</a>- 5 year Asheville residential inventory history by type.</p> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/western_nc_active_listings_spreadsheet_for_june_2009.xls" title="Asheville Active Listings Spreadsheet" target="_blank">active_listings_spreadsheet_for_June_2009</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/western_nc_closed_listings_spreadsheet_for_june_2009.xls" title="Asheville Closed Listings Spreadsheet" target="_blank">closed_listings_spreadsheet_for June_2009</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/ncar-existing-home-sales.pdf" title="NC Association of Realtors Existing Home Sales Report" target="_blank">North Carolina Association of REALTORS Existing Home Sales Report</a> - this report comes out near the end of the following month.</p><p>For information about staging a home in Asheville go to <a href="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville">Staged Homes of Asheville</a>.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-6580521418489832079?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-15757178365625730182009-07-06T11:35:00.002-04:002009-07-06T11:38:17.224-04:00<p style="margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8px;">The early numbers indicate homes sold in June were down 12% from the previous year after 4 of the last 5 months had seen sales down over 30%. When compared to May numbers were up 40%. The number of homes sold in June compared to May over the last several years: +11%(2005), +13%(2006),+8%(2007), -7%(2008). Maybe there is light at the end of the tunnel.</p> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 343px;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <col style="width: 134pt;" width="179"> <col style="width: 56pt;" width="75"> <col style="width: 67pt;" width="89"> <tbody> <tr style="height: 21pt;" height="28"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 21pt; width: 257pt;" colspan="3" width="343" height="28"> <span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong> Preliminary June 2009 vs June 2008</strong></span><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21pt;" height="28"> <td class="xl66" style="height: 21pt; width: 134pt;" width="179" height="28">Number Homes Sold</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 56pt; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="75" align="right">-12.40%</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 67pt; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="89" align="right">431</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21pt;" height="28"> <td class="xl66" style="height: 21pt; width: 134pt; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="179" height="28">Total Dollar Volume</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 56pt; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="75" align="right">-20.19%</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 67pt; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="89" align="right">100,915,797</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21pt;" height="28"> <td class="xl66" style="height: 21pt; width: 134pt; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="179" height="28">Average Listing Price</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 56pt; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="75" align="right">-7.97%</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 67pt; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="89" align="right">249,099</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21pt;" height="28"> <td class="xl66" style="height: 21pt; width: 134pt; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="179" height="28">Average Sale Price</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 56pt; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="75" align="right">-8.89%</td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 67pt; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="89" align="right">234,143</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21pt;" height="28"> <td class="xl66" style="height: 21pt; width: 134pt; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="179" height="28">Average Days on Market</td> <td class="xl67" style="width: 56pt; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="75" align="right">+22.00%</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 67pt; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; padding-top: 1.5pt;" width="89" align="right">142</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8px;">Per the WNCRMLS as of 7-3-04</p> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8px; text-align: center;"> </p> <hr /> <p> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> <span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Searches on YOUR TERMS!</strong></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8px;">Please review our new <a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.com">Asheville Real Estate</a> website. Search for foreclosures, short sales, <a title="Green Built Homes" href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=green+built" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=green+built" target="_blank">green built</a>, single level living, <a title="Mountain View Homes" href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=mountain+view" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=mountain+view" target="_blank">mountain view</a> or any term that interest you.<strong> </strong>Just go to the <a title="Asheville Advanced Search" href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/advancedSearch.php" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/advancedSearch.php" target="_blank">advanced search page</a> and type your search term into the remarks field.</p> <ul><li><strong>N0 SIGN UP REQUIRED</strong></li><li><a href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/advancedSearch.php" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/advancedSearch.php">Advanced searches</a>: by school district, subdivision, interior features and more.</li><li>Search <a href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=foreclosure" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=foreclosure">foreclosures</a> and <a href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=short+sale" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=short+sale">short sales</a></li><li>Stay up to date on <a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/the-market" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.com/the-market">The Asheville Market</a>.</li></ul> <hr /> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8px;">Other than pricing, staging a home properly is the most critical step in the home selling proccess. We offer a <strong>FREE</strong> Home Staging service (by a nationally accredited Home Stager) for our furnished listings. For more information about Home Staging go to <a href="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com/" _fcksavedurl="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com">Staged Homes of Asheville</a>.</p> <hr /> <p> </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-1575717836562573018?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-30017703084067023092009-06-12T19:40:00.004-04:002009-06-14T20:22:09.139-04:00<p>We launched our new website this month. Please let us know what you think. <a title="Asheville Real Estate" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/" target="_blank">Asheville Real Estate</a></p><p>There is some good news. Pending numbers are up. In April there were 83 pending sales, May 217 pending sales and just 11 days into the month of June we have 119. </p><p><br /><iframe src="http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=rh0SczG3rTSRb7KU1VqWPBw&amp;single=true&amp;gid=0&amp;range=a1%3Ad8&amp;output=html&amp;widget=true" width="500" frameborder="0" height="300"></iframe></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">May 2009 Asheville Real Estate Reports</span></strong><br /><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/western_nc_sales_history_report_for_may_2009.pdf">sales_history_report</a>- 5 year Asheville residential sales history.<br /><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/western_nc_sales_trend_report_for_may_2009.pdf">sales_trend_report</a>- 5 year Asheville residential sales history.<br /><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/western_nc_sales_medians_report_by_type_for_may_2009.pdf">sales_medians_report_by_type</a> - Asheville residential sales trend indicator.<br /><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/western_nc_active_listings_report_for_may_2009.pdf">active_listings_report</a>- 5 year Asheville residential median price by type.<br /><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/western_nc_percent_sold_report_for_may_2009.pdf">percent_sold_report</a>- Asheville Listings sold divided by listings active as of month end.<br /><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/western_nc_sales_history_report_by_type_for_may_2009.pdf">sales_history_report by type</a>- 5 year Asheville residential inventory history by type.<br /><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/western_nc_active_listings_spreadsheet_for_may_2009.xls">active_listings_spreadsheet_for_may_2009</a><br /><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/western_nc_closed_listings_spreadsheet_for_may_2009.xls">nc_closed_listings_spreadsheet_for_may_2009</a><br /><a title="NC Association of Realtors Existing Home Sales Report" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/ncar-existing-home-sales.pdf" target="_blank">North Carolina Association of REALTORS Existing Home Sales Report</a> - this report comes out near the end of the following month.</p><p><br />For information about Home Staging in Asheville go to <a title="Staged Homes of Asheville" href="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com/" target="_blank">Staged Homes of Asheville</a>.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-3001770308406702309?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-65816515330662864052009-05-29T20:43:00.002-04:002009-05-29T20:48:28.612-04:00<a title="Asheville Real Estate Total Market Overview" href="http://jimcottam.rack2.purplecat.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/asheville-real-estate-total-market-overview-5-29-09.pdf" target="_blank" mce_href="http://jimcottam.rack2.purplecat.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/asheville-real-estate-total-market-overview-5-29-09.pdf">Asheville Real Estate Market Overview Report 5-29-09</a><br />Number-active listings, number pending listings, pending ratio, closed listings, days on market, average list price, average sold price, ect. It is all broken down by price ranges.<br /><br />See the <a title="Asheville Real Estate Total Market Overview" href="http://jimcottam.rack2.purplecat.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/asheville-real-estate-total-market-overview-5-29-09.pdf" target="_blank" mce_href="http://jimcottam.rack2.purplecat.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/asheville-real-estate-total-market-overview-5-29-09.pdf">Greater Asheville Real Estate Report</a> and additional reports for Fairview NC, Mars Hill NC, Waynesville NC, Arden NC, Swannanoa NC, Black Mountain NC, and Leicester NC.<br /><br />Click for more <a title="Asheville Home Sales Data" href="http://jimcottam.rack2.purplecat.net/the-market" target="_blank" mce_href="http://jimcottam.rack2.purplecat.net/the-market">Asheville Home Sales Data</a>.<br /><br /><a title="Short Sales in Asheville" href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=short+sale" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=short+sale">Short Sales in Asheville</a><br /><br /><a title="Foreclosures" href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=foreclosure" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=foreclosure">Foreclosures in Asheville</a><br /><br /><a title="Homes in Biltmore Park" href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?stp=advanced&amp;pt=sfr&amp;idxID=040&amp;sfrType[]=Single" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?stp=advanced&amp;pt=sfr&amp;idxID=040&amp;sfrType[]=Single Family Residential&amp;sfrType[]=Condo&amp;sfrType[]=Townhouse&amp;sfrType[]=Preconstruction&amp;sfrType[]=Residential Auction&amp;sfrType[]=Equity Ownership&amp;ba=0&amp;srt=DESC&amp;aw_subDivision[]=Biltmore+Park" ba="'0&amp;srt=">Homes in Biltmore Park</a><br /><br /><a title="Homes in Biltmore Forest" href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?stp=advanced&amp;pt=sfr&amp;idxID=040&amp;sfrType[]=Single" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?stp=advanced&amp;pt=sfr&amp;idxID=040&amp;sfrType[]=Single Family Residential&amp;sfrType[]=Condo&amp;sfrType[]=Townhouse&amp;sfrType[]=Preconstruction&amp;sfrType[]=Residential Auction&amp;sfrType[]=Equity Ownership&amp;lp=0&amp;ba=0&amp;srt=DESC&amp;aw_subDivision[]=Biltmore+Forest" lp="'0&amp;ba=" srt="DESC&amp;aw_subDivision[]=">Homes in Biltmore Forest</a><br /><br /><a title="Green Built Homes" href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=green+built" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?aw_remarksConcat=green+built">Search Green Built Homes</a><br /><br /><a title="Search Hederonville Real Estate" href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?stp=advanced&amp;pt=sfr&amp;idxID=040&amp;sfrType[]=Single" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.idxco.com/idx/4105/results.php?stp=advanced&amp;pt=sfr&amp;idxID=040&amp;sfrType[]=Single Family Residential&amp;sfrType[]=Condo&amp;sfrType[]=Townhouse&amp;sfrType[]=Preconstruction&amp;sfrType[]=Residential Auction&amp;sfrType[]=Equity Ownership&amp;city[]=20828&amp;ba=0&amp;srt=DESC" ba="0&amp;srt=">Search Hendersonville Real Estate</a><br /><br />For information about Staging a Home in Asheville go to <a title="Staged Homes of Asheville" href="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com/" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com">Staged Homes of Asheville</a>.<br /><br />Check out my new <a title="Asheville Real Estate" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com">Asheville Real Estate</a> website and let me know what you think.<br /><br />Contact Me: <a href="mailto:jim@jimcottam.com" mce_href="mailto:jim@jimcottam.com">jim@jimcottam.com</a> 828-775-3288<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-6581651533066286405?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-21901028102974168852009-05-18T17:07:00.005-04:002009-05-18T17:36:36.773-04:00<a title="Asheville Real Estate Total Market Overview" href="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/bb0e62e8-3c09-4da6-883d-4c9fd780ec23.pdf" target="_blank">Asheville Real Estate Market Overview Report 5-18-09</a><a href="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/bb0e62e8-3c09-4da6-883d-4c9fd780ec23.pdf"> </a><br /><br /><br /><br />Number active listings, number pending listings, pending ratio, closed listings, days on market, average list price, average sold price, ect. It is all broken down by price ranges. See the <a href="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/bb0e62e8-3c09-4da6-883d-4c9fd780ec23.pdf">Greater Asheville Real Estate Report</a> and additional reports for Fairview NC, Mars Hill NC, Waynesville NC, Arden NC, Swannanoa NC, Black Mountain NC, and Leicester NC.<br /><br /><a href="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/bb0e62e8-3c09-4da6-883d-4c9fd780ec23.pdf"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337276110438294706" style="WIDTH: 309px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bNWy5tEMJfQ/ShHQWCbaZLI/AAAAAAAAAEY/nG9IIURxtfA/s400/TMO-NC-Asheville-GreaterAsheville_(RESSingleFam_)-02-05-2009.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Click for more information on the <a title="Asheville Real Estate" href="http://jimcottam.com/" target="_blank">Asheville Real Estate</a> market.<br /><br /><br />Want more numbers? Go to <a title="Asheville Home Sales Data" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/ashevillehomesalesdata.html" target="_blank">Asheville Home Sales Data</a>.<br /><br /><br /><a title="Asheville Real Estate" href="http://jimcottam.com/" target="_blank">Search Asheville NC Real Estate</a>.<br /><br /><br />For information about Home Staging in Asheville go to:<br /><br /><a title="Staged Homes of Asheville" href="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com/" target="_blank">Staged Homes of Asheville</a><br /><br /><br /><a title="Glen Cove and Glen Crest Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Glen%20Cove&amp;Glen%20Crest" target="_blank">Homes in Glen Crest/Glen Cove</a><br /><a title="Glen Arden Heights Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Glen%20Arden%20Heights" target="_blank">Homes in Glen Arden Heights</a><br /><a title="Cotswolds Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Cotswolds" target="_blank">Homes in Cotswolds</a><br /><a title="Biltmore Park Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Biltmore%20Park" target="_blank">Homes in Biltmore Park</a><br /><a title="Coventrywoods Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Coventry%20Woods" target="_blank">Homes in Coventry Woods</a><br /><a title="Poplar Ridge Listings" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Poplar%20Ridge" target="_parent">Homes in Poplar Ridge</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="mailto:jim@jimcottam.com?subject=Drop%20me%20a%20line">Contact Me</a> <a href="mailto:jim@jimcottam.com">jim@jimcottam.com</a> 828-775-3288<br /><br /><a title="The Asheville Real Estate Website" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/" target="_blank">Visit My Asheville Real Estate Website</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-2190102810297416885?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-59013303261768145982009-05-04T14:32:00.003-04:002009-05-04T14:41:30.714-04:00<p></p><br /><p>The preliminary numbers for the <a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/" target="_blank">Asheville Real Estate</a> market indicate that the bottom wasn't reached in March. The average list and average sales prices dropped along with total volume for April 2009 compared to April 2008.</p><br /><p><strong>Preliminary April 2009 Asheville NC Real Estate Sales Numbers</strong></p><p><br />Number Homes Sold_____-38%____295<br />Total Dollar Volume_____-46%_____68,015,662<br />Average Listing Price____-13%_____247,334<br />Average Sale Price______-11%_____230,562<br />Average Days on Market_+22%_____154</p><p><br />Numbers are from the WNCRMLS as of <strong>5-04-09</strong>. Total Sales for<strong>: S</strong>ingle<strong>F</strong>amily<strong>R</strong>esidential<strong>/Condo/Townhouse/Preconstruction</strong></p><br /><p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/ashevillehomesalesdata.html">Click here for the most up to date Asheville Market Data.</a></p><br /><p><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/">Click here to search the Asheville Real Estate Market.</a></p><br /><p><strong>Want to sell your home:</strong></p><ul><li>price it right! </li><br /><li>price it right!! </li><br /><li>price it right!!! </li><br /><li>have your home Staged!</li><br /></ul><br /><p><a title="Staged Homes of Asheville" href="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Click here for Home Staging advice.</strong></a></p><br /><p><strong>Is it a good time to be a buyer in Asheville?:</strong></p><ul><li>prices are down </li><br /><li>interest rates are low </li><br /><li>inventory is up </li><br /><li>call me 828-775-3288 </li><br /></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-5901330326176814598?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-6131464065016983202009-04-20T16:36:00.007-04:002009-04-30T15:26:03.004-04:00<p><strong><a title="Asheville Real Estate Total Market Overview" href="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/3aee10ad-c8a0-46d6-a033-1542abf42afc.pdf" target="_blank">Asheville Real Estate Market Overview Report 4-30-09</a></strong></p><br /><p>Number<strong> </strong>active listings, number pending listings, pending ratio, closed listings, days on market, average list price, average sold price, ect. It is all broken down by price ranges.</p><br /><p>See the <a title="Asheville Real Estate Total Market Overview" href="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/3aee10ad-c8a0-46d6-a033-1542abf42afc.pdf" target="_blank">Greater Asheville Real Estate Report</a> and additional reports for Fairview NC, Mars Hill NC, Waynesville NC, Arden NC, Swannanoa NC, Black Mountain NC, and Leicester NC.</p><br /><p><a title="Asheville Real Estate Total Market Overview" href="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/3aee10ad-c8a0-46d6-a033-1542abf42afc.pdf" target="_blank"><img title="Asheville Real Estate TMO" height="660" alt="Asheville Real Estate Total Market Overview" src="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/383b3f8d-a390-4d4c-ab2d-05e8584003ac.jpg" width="510" /></a></p><br /><p>Click for more information on the <a title="Asheville Real Estate" href="http://jimcottam.com/" target="_blank">Asheville Real Estate</a> market.</p><br /><p>Want more numbers? Go to <a title="Asheville Home Sales Data" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/ashevillehomesalesdata.html" target="_blank">Asheville Home Sales Data</a>.</p><br /><p><a title="Asheville Real Estate" href="http://jimcottam.com/" target="_blank">Search Asheville NC Real Estate</a></p><br /><p>For information about Home Staging in Asheville go to <a title="Staged Homes of Asheville" href="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com/" target="_blank">Staged Homes of Asheville</a></p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" width="486" border="1"><tbody><tr><td width="50%"><a title="Glen Cove and Glen Crest Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Glen%20Cove&amp;Glen%20Crest" target="_blank">Homes in Glen Crest/Glen Cove</a></td><td width="50%"><a title="Asheville Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Asheville" target="_blank">Search Asheville Real Estate</a></td></tr><tr><td width="50%"><a title="Glen Arden Heights Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Glen%20Arden%20Heights" target="_blank">Homes in Glen Arden Heights</a></td><td width="50%"><a title="Biltmore Forest Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Biltmore%20Forest" target="_blank">Search Biltmore Forest Real Estate</a></td></tr><br /><tr><td width="50%"><a title="Cotswolds Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Cotswolds" target="_blank">Homes in Cotswolds</a></td><td width="50%"><a title="Hendersonville Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Hendersonville" target="_blank">Search Hendersonville Real Estate</a></td></tr><tr><br /><td width="50%"><a title="Biltmore Park Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Biltmore%20Park" target="_blank">Homes in Biltmore Park</a></td><br /><td width="50%"><a title="Fletcher Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Fletcher" target="_blank">Search Fletcher Real Estate</a></td><br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><td width="50%"><a title="Coventrywoods Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Coventry%20Woods" target="_blank">Homes in Coventry Woods</a></td><br /><td width="50%"><a title="Fletcher Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Arden" target="_blank">Search Arden Real Estate</a></td><br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><td width="50%"><a title="Poplar Ridge Listings" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Poplar%20Ridge" target="_parent">Homes in Poplar Ridge</a></td><br /><td width="50%"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><strong><a href="mailto:jim@jimcottam.com?subject=Drop%20me%20a%20line">Contact Me</a> <a href="mailto:jim@jimcottam.com">jim@jimcottam.com</a> 828-775-3288</strong></p><br /><p><strong><a title="The Asheville Real Estate Website" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/" target="_blank">The Asheville Real Estate Website</a></strong></p><br /><p><strong></strong></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-613146406501698320?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-8015563345314323402009-04-14T17:21:00.009-04:002009-04-14T17:57:02.518-04:00<div><div><div><strong><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.jimcottam.com/ashevillehomesalesdata.html">Asheville Real Estate Market Report March 2009</a></strong></div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bNWy5tEMJfQ/SeUDAbCFjyI/AAAAAAAAAD4/9OnHDCLCjR8/s1600-h/Asheville+Real+Estate+Market+Report+March+2009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324665440226873122" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 129px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bNWy5tEMJfQ/SeUDAbCFjyI/AAAAAAAAAD4/9OnHDCLCjR8/s400/Asheville+Real+Estate+Market+Report+March+2009.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><div>Numbers are from the WNCRMLS as of 4-14-09. Total Sales for: <strong>SingleFamilyResidential/Condo/Townhouse/Preconstruction</strong></div><br /><br /><div></div><div>Click for more information on the <a title="Asheville Real Estate" href="http://jimcottam.com/" target="_blank">Asheville Real Estate</a> market.</div><div></div><br /><div>Want more numbers? Go to <a title="Asheville Home Sales Data" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/ashevillehomesalesdata.html" target="_blank">Asheville Home Sales Data</a>.</div><div></div><div> </div><div><a title="Asheville Real Estate" href="http://jimcottam.com/" target="_blank">Search Asheville Real Estate</a></div><div></div><br /><div>Home Staging in Asheville go to <a title="Staged Homes of Asheville" href="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com/" target="_blank">Staged Homes of Asheville</a></div><br /><div><a title="Weaverville Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?newsearchsession&amp;city=Weaverville" target="_blank">Search Weaverville Real Estate</a></div><div><a title="Hendersonville Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?newsearchsession&amp;city=Hendersonville" target="_blank">Search Hendersonville Real Estate</a><br /><a title="Fairview Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam?newsearchsession&amp;city=Fairview" target="_blank">Search Fairview Real Estate</a><br /><a title="Fletcher Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?newsearchsession&amp;city=Arden" target="_blank">Search Arden Real Estate</a><br /><br /></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bNWy5tEMJfQ/SeUFv4JrH-I/AAAAAAAAAEA/C8Z9u8Pu0sU/s1600-h/Jim+005+300x400.jpg"></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bNWy5tEMJfQ/SeUFv4JrH-I/AAAAAAAAAEA/C8Z9u8Pu0sU/s1600-h/Jim+005+300x400.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div><a href="mailto:jim@jimcottam.com?subject=Drop%20me%20a%20line">Contact Me</a><br /><a href="mailto:jim@jimcottam.com">jim@jimcottam.com</a><br />828-775-3288</div><br /><div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-801556334531432340?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-6389220013688913542009-04-13T17:58:00.006-04:002009-04-13T18:13:30.933-04:00The Forbes 2009 rankings has Asheville NC ranked 6th in the nation for "The Best Places For Business And Careers". North Carolina took 3 of the top 6 spots and 6 of the top 19 spots. Raleigh ranked #1, Durham ranked #3, Asheville ranked #6. Wilmington, Winston-Salem and Charlotte were also in the top 2o.<br />To see the article go to <a href="http://www.forbes.com/2009/03/25/best-cities-careers-bizplaces09-business-places_lander.html">http://www.forbes.com/2009/03/25/best-cities-careers-bizplaces09-business-places_lander.html</a><br /><br />Business and economic data for Asheville:<a title="Asheville Chamber of Commerce economic data" href="http://ashevillechamber.org/economicdevelopment/news.asp" target="_self">Asheville Chamber of Commerce</a>.<br /><br />Find out why Asheville is such a great place to live. <a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/ashevillelinks.html" target="_top">Asheville Links</a><br /><br />For information on the <a title="Asheville Real Estate" href="http://jimcottam.com/" target="_blank">Asheville Real Estate</a> market.<br /><br />Looking for Asheville Home Sales Statistics?<a title="Asheville Home Sales Data" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/ashevillehomesalesdata.html" target="_blank">Asheville Home Sales Data</a>.<br /><br /><a title="Asheville Real Estate" href="http://jimcottam.com/" target="_blank">Search Asheville NC Real Estate</a><br /><br />Home Staging in Asheville go to <a title="Staged Homes of Asheville" href="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com/" target="_blank">Staged Homes of Asheville</a><br /><br /><a title="Asheville Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Asheville" target="_blank">Asheville Real Estate</a><br /><a title="Biltmore Forest Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Biltmore%20Forest" target="_blank">Biltmore Forest Real Estate</a><br /><a title="Hendersonville Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Hendersonville" target="_blank">Hendersonville Real Estate</a><br /><a title="Fletcher Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Fletcher" target="_blank">Fletcher Real Estate</a><br /><a title="Fletcher Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Arden" target="_blank">Arden Real Estate</a><br /><br /><a title="Poplar Ridge Listings" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Poplar%20Ridge" target="_parent">Homes for sale in Poplar Ridge</a><br /><a title="Coventrywoods Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Coventry%20Woods" target="_blank">Homes for sale in Coventry Woods</a><br /><a title="Biltmore Park Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Biltmore%20Park" target="_blank">Homes for sale in Biltmore Park</a><br /><a title="Cotswolds Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Cotswolds" target="_blank">Homes for sale in Cotswolds</a><br /><a title="Glen Arden Heights Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Glen%20Arden%20Heights" target="_blank">Homes for sale in Glen Arden Heights</a><br /><br /><a href="mailto:jim@jimcottam.com?subject=Drop%20me%20a%20line">Contact Me</a><br />828-775-3288<br /><a href="mailto:jim@jimcottam.com">jim@jimcottam.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-638922001368891354?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-8399853184072149852009-04-03T19:59:00.002-04:002009-04-03T20:09:31.930-04:00<a href="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/80eb31e8-6e5b-48e3-bf4f-227afaabcc24.pdf" target="_blank">Asheville Real Estate Market Overview Report 4-02-09</a><br /><br />Number active listings, number pending listings, pending ratio, closed listings, days on market, average list price, average sold price, ect. It is all broken down by price ranges. See the <a href="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/80eb31e8-6e5b-48e3-bf4f-227afaabcc24.pdf" target="_blank">Greater Asheville Real Estate Report</a> and additional reports for <a title="Arden Real Estate Total Market Overview" href="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/80eb31e8-6e5b-48e3-bf4f-227afaabcc24.pdf" target="_blank">Fairview NC,</a> Mars Hill NC, Waynesville NC, <a href="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/80eb31e8-6e5b-48e3-bf4f-227afaabcc24.pdf" target="_blank">Arden NC,</a> Swannanoa NC, Black Mountain NC, and Leicester NC.<br /><a href="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/383b3f8d-a390-4d4c-ab2d-05e8584003ac.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 510px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 660px" alt="" src="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/383b3f8d-a390-4d4c-ab2d-05e8584003ac.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div>Click for more information on the <a title="Asheville Real Estate" href="http://jimcottam.com/" target="_blank">Asheville Homes for Sale</a> market. </div><div><br />Want more numbers? Go to <a title="Asheville Home Sales Data" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/ashevillehomesalesdata.html" target="_blank">Asheville Home Sales Data</a>. </div><div><br /><a title="Asheville Real Estate" href="http://jimcottam.com/" target="_blank">Search Asheville NC Real Estate</a><br />For information about Home Staging in Asheville go to <a title="Staged Homes of Asheville" href="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com/" target="_blank">Staged Homes of Asheville</a><br /><a title="Glen Cove and Glen Crest Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Glen%20Cove&amp;Glen%20Crest" target="_blank">Search Listings in Glen Crest/Glen Cove</a><br /><a title="Asheville Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Asheville" target="_blank">Search Asheville Real Estate</a><br /><a title="Glen Arden Heights Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Glen%20Arden%20Heights" target="_blank">Search Listings in Glen Arden Heights</a><br /><a title="Biltmore Forest Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Biltmore%20Forest" target="_blank">Search Biltmore Forest Real Estate</a><br /><a title="Cotswolds Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Cotswolds" target="_blank">Search Listings in Cotswolds</a><br /><a title="Hendersonville Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Hendersonville" target="_blank">Search Hendersonville Real Estate</a><br /><a title="Biltmore Park Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Biltmore%20Park" target="_blank">Search Listings in Biltmore Park</a><br /><a title="Fletcher Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Fletcher" target="_blank">Search Fletcher Real Estate</a><br /><a title="Coventrywoods Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Coventry%20Woods" target="_blank">Search Listings in Coventry Woods</a><br /><a title="Fletcher Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Arden" target="_blank">Search Arden Real Estate</a><br /><a title="Poplar Ridge Listings" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Poplar%20Ridge" target="_parent">Search Listings in Poplar Ridge</a><br /><br /><a href="mailto:jim@jimcottam.com?subject=Drop%20me%20a%20line">Contact Me</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-839985318407214985?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-64191073358500558232009-04-02T11:10:00.005-04:002009-04-02T11:23:07.714-04:00The preliminary numbers for the Asheville Real Estate Market indicate that although the total volume numbers continue to drop the average list and average sales prices remained stable compared to March 2008.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Preliminary March 2009 Asheville NC Real Estate Sales Numbers<br /></strong></span>Number Homes Sold______-28%____329<br />Total Dollar Volume_______-29%____79,034,839<br />Average Listing Price____no change___252,633<br />Average Sale Price________-0.5%____240,227<br />Average Days on Market___+21%_____149<br /><br />Numbers are from the WNCRMLS as of 4-02-09. Total Sales for: SingleFamilyResidential/Condo/Townhouse/Preconstruction.<br /><br />Click for more information on the <a title="Asheville Real Estate" href="http://jimcottam.com/" target="_blank" mce_href="http://jimcottam.com/">Asheville Real Estate</a> market.<br />Want more numbers? Go to <a title="Asheville Home Sales Data" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/ashevillehomesalesdata.html" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/ashevillehomesalesdata.html">Asheville Home Sales Data</a>.<br /><a title="Asheville Real Estate" href="http://jimcottam.com/" target="_blank" mce_href="http://jimcottam.com/">Search Asheville Real Estate</a><br />Information about Home Staging in Asheville <a title="Staged Homes of Asheville" href="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com/" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com/">Staged Homes of Asheville</a><br /><a title="Glen Cove and Glen Crest Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Glen%20Cove&amp;Glen%20Crest" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Glen%20Cove&amp;Glen%20Crest">Search Listings in Glen Crest/Glen Cove</a><br /><a 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Estate</a><br /><a title="Cotswolds Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Cotswolds" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Cotswolds">Search Listings in Cotswolds</a><br /><a title="Hendersonville Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Hendersonville" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Hendersonville">Search Hendersonville Real Estate</a><br /><a title="Biltmore Park Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Biltmore%20Park" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Biltmore%20Park">Search Listings in Biltmore Park</a><br /><a title="Fairview Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Fairview" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Fairview">Search Fairview Real Estate</a><br /><a title="Coventrywoods Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Coventry%20Woods" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Coventry%20Woods">Search Listings in Coventry Woods</a><br /><a title="Fletcher Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Arden" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Arden">Search Arden Real Estate</a><br /><a title="Poplar Ridge Listings" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Poplar%20Ridge" target="_parent" mce_href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Poplar%20Ridge">Search Listings in Poplar Ridge</a><br /><br /> <a href="mailto:jim@jimcottam.com?subject=Drop%20me%20a%20line" mce_href="mailto:jim@jimcottam.com?subject=Drop%20me%20a%20line">Contact Me</a><br /><a href="mailto:jim@jimcottam.com">jim@jimcottam.com</a><br />828-775-3288<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-6419107335850055823?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-50408453660105551472009-03-23T17:23:00.004-04:002009-03-23T17:36:43.763-04:00The National Association of Realtors released their existing home sales report today. Nationally sales for February were up 4.4% compared to January 2009 but were still down 3.6% from February 2008. To see the NAR report and home sales data for the <a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/">Asheville Real Estate </a>Market go to <a href="http://jimcottam.com/ashevillehomesalesdata.html" target="_blank">Asheville Home Sales Data</a>.<br /><br /><br />Info about Home Staging in Asheville go to <a title="Staged Homes of Asheville" href="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com/" target="_blank" _fcksavedurl="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com/">Staged Homes of Asheville</a><br /><a title="Asheville Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Asheville" target="_blank" _fcksavedurl="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Asheville">Search Asheville NC Real Estate</a><br /><a title="Biltmore Forest Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Biltmore%20Forest" target="_blank" _fcksavedurl="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Biltmore%20Forest">Search Biltmore Forest Real Estate</a><br /><a title="Hendersonville Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Hendersonville" target="_blank" _fcksavedurl="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Hendersonville">Search Hendersonville Real Estate</a><br /><a title="Fletcher Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Fletcher" target="_blank" _fcksavedurl="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Fletcher">Search Fletcher Real Estate</a><br /><a title="Fletcher Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Arden" target="_blank" _fcksavedurl="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Arden">Search Arden Real Estate</a><br /><br /><a href="mailto:jim@jimcottam.com?subject=Drop%20me%20a%20line" _fcksavedurl="mailto:jim@jimcottam.com?subject=Drop%20me%20a%20line">Contact Me</a><br />828-775-3288<br /><a href="mailto:jim@jimcottam.com">jim@jimcottam.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/">http://www.jimcottam.com/</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-5040845366010555147?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-58034904801024844972009-03-20T14:08:00.008-04:002009-03-20T14:27:38.117-04:00<a title="Asheville Real Estate Total Market Overview" href="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/653f501d-a1a2-4e15-91ec-c2d1690366c6.pdf" target="_blank" rel="bookmark" _fcksavedurl="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/653f501d-a1a2-4e15-91ec-c2d1690366c6.pdf">Asheville Real Estate_The Total Market Overview Report 3-20-09</a><br /><br /><br /><br />Number active listings, number pending listings, pending ratio, closed listings, days on market, average list price, average sold price, ect. It is all broken down by price ranges.<br /><br /><br /><br />See the <a title="Asheville Real Estate Total Market Overview" href="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/653f501d-a1a2-4e15-91ec-c2d1690366c6.pdf" target="_blank" _fcksavedurl="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/653f501d-a1a2-4e15-91ec-c2d1690366c6.pdf">Greater Asheville Real Estate Report</a> and additional reports for <a title="Arden Real Estate Total Market Overview" href="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/653f501d-a1a2-4e15-91ec-c2d1690366c6.pdf" target="_blank" _fcksavedurl="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/653f501d-a1a2-4e15-91ec-c2d1690366c6.pdf">Fairview NC,</a> Mars Hill NC, Waynesville NC, <a title="Asheville Real Estate" href="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/653f501d-a1a2-4e15-91ec-c2d1690366c6.pdf" target="_blank" _fcksavedurl="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/653f501d-a1a2-4e15-91ec-c2d1690366c6.pdf">Arden NC,</a> Swannanoa NC, Black Mountain NC, and Leicester NC.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bNWy5tEMJfQ/ScPcDu5FakI/AAAAAAAAADo/M7xHUbkc4d8/s1600-h/TMO-NC-Asheville-GreaterAsheville_(RESSingleFam_)-02-05-2009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315333941912496706" style="WIDTH: 309px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bNWy5tEMJfQ/ScPcDu5FakI/AAAAAAAAADo/M7xHUbkc4d8/s400/TMO-NC-Asheville-GreaterAsheville_(RESSingleFam_)-02-05-2009.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><strong>Can't get enough numbers? Go to </strong><a title="Asheville Home Sales Data" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/ashevillehomesalesdata.html" target="_blank" _fcksavedurl="http://www.jimcottam.com/ashevillehomesalesdata.html"><strong>Asheville Home Sales Data</strong></a><strong>.</strong> <a title="Asheville Real Estate Total Market Overview" href="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/653f501d-a1a2-4e15-91ec-c2d1690366c6.pdf" target="_blank" _fcksavedurl="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/653f501d-a1a2-4e15-91ec-c2d1690366c6.pdf"></a></div><br /><div><br />Click for more information on the <a title="Asheville Real Estate" href="http://jimcottam.com/" target="_blank" _fcksavedurl="http://jimcottam.com/">Asheville Real Estate</a> market. </div><br /><div><br />Info about Home Staging in Asheville go to <a title="Staged Homes of Asheville" href="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com/" target="_blank" _fcksavedurl="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com/">Staged Homes of Asheville</a></div><div> </div><div><a title="Asheville Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Asheville" target="_blank" _fcksavedurl="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Asheville">Search Asheville NC Real Estate</a><br /><a title="Biltmore Forest Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Biltmore%20Forest" target="_blank" _fcksavedurl="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Biltmore%20Forest">Search Biltmore Forest Real Estate</a><br /><a title="Hendersonville Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Hendersonville" target="_blank" _fcksavedurl="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Hendersonville">Search Hendersonville Real Estate</a><br /><a title="Fletcher Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Fletcher" target="_blank" _fcksavedurl="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Fletcher">Search Fletcher Real Estate</a><br /><a title="Fletcher Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Arden" target="_blank" _fcksavedurl="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Arden">Search Arden Real Estate</a><br /></div><br /><div><br /><a href="mailto:jim@jimcottam.com?subject=Drop%20me%20a%20line" _fcksavedurl="mailto:jim@jimcottam.com?subject=Drop%20me%20a%20line">Contact Me</a><br />828-775-3288</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-5803490480102484497?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-83107915514450165542009-03-17T07:59:00.012-04:002009-03-17T08:32:16.198-04:00Number active listings, number pending listings, pending ratio, closed listings, days on market, average list price, average sold price, ect. It is all broken down by price ranges. See the <a href="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/1f2411cd-54d7-49c9-9062-cac3c1d314d0.pdf" target="_top" mce_href="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/1f2411cd-54d7-49c9-9062-cac3c1d314d0.pdf">Greater Asheville Real Estate Report </a>and additional reports for <a href="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/1f2411cd-54d7-49c9-9062-cac3c1d314d0.pdf" mce_href="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/1f2411cd-54d7-49c9-9062-cac3c1d314d0.pdf">Fairview NC,</a> Mars Hill NC, Waynesville NC, <a href="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/1f2411cd-54d7-49c9-9062-cac3c1d314d0.pdf" mce_href="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/1f2411cd-54d7-49c9-9062-cac3c1d314d0.pdf">Arden NC,</a> Swannanoa NC, Black Mountain NC, and Leicester NC.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/1f2411cd-54d7-49c9-9062-cac3c1d314d0.pdf"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314126927413851122" style="WIDTH: 309px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bNWy5tEMJfQ/Sb-SSPfXM_I/AAAAAAAAADg/7AXqQtnTCDc/s400/Total+Market+Overview+2-16-09jpeg.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div>Click for more information on the <a title="Asheville Real Estate" href="http://jimcottam.com/" target="_blank" mce_href="http://jimcottam.com/">Asheville Real Estate</a> market.<br />-</div><div>Want more numbers? Go to <a title="Asheville Home Sales Data" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/ashevillehomesalesdata.html" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/ashevillehomesalesdata.html">Asheville Home Sales Data</a>.<br />-</div><div><a title="Asheville Real Estate" href="http://jimcottam.com/" target="_blank" mce_href="http://jimcottam.com/">Search Asheville Real Estate</a><br />-</div><div>For information about Home Staging in Asheville go to <a title="Staged Homes of Asheville" href="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com/" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com/">Staged Homes of Asheville</a> </div><div>-</div><div><a title="Glen Cove and Glen Crest Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Glen%20Cove&amp;Glen%20Crest" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Glen%20Cove&amp;Glen%20Crest"><span style="font-size:85%;">Listings in Glen Crest/Glen Cove</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">-----</span><a title="Asheville Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Asheville" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Asheville"><span style="font-size:85%;">Search Asheville Real Estate</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="Glen Arden Heights Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Glen%20Arden%20Heights" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Glen%20Arden%20Heights"><span style="font-size:85%;">Listings in Glen Arden Heights</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">--------<span style="color:#3366ff;">S</span></span><a title="Weaverville Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Weaverville" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Weaverville"><span style="font-size:85%;">earch Weaverville Real Estate</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="Cotswolds Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Cotswolds" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Cotswolds"><span style="font-size:85%;">Listings in Cotswolds</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">-------------------</span><a title="Hendersonville Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Hendersonville" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Hendersonville"><span style="font-size:85%;">Search Hendersonville Real Estate</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="Biltmore Park Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Biltmore%20Park" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Biltmore%20Park"><span style="font-size:85%;">Listings in Biltmore Park</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">---------------</span><a title="Fairview Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Fairview" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Fairview"><span style="font-size:85%;">Search Fairview Real Estate</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="Coventrywoods Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Coventry%20Woods" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Coventry%20Woods"><span style="font-size:85%;">Listings in Coventry Woods</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">------------</span><a title="Fletcher Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Arden" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Arden"><span style="font-size:85%;">Search Arden Real Estate</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a title="Poplar Ridge Listings" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Poplar%20Ridge" target="_parent" mce_href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Poplar%20Ridge"><span style="font-size:85%;">Listings in Poplar Ridge</span></a><br /><br /><a href="mailto:jim@jimcottam.com?subject=Drop%20me%20a%20line" mce_href="mailto:jim@jimcottam.com?subject=Drop%20me%20a%20line">Contact Me</a></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-8310791551445016554?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-54742227189455126942009-03-03T18:34:00.018-05:002009-03-03T19:52:46.481-05:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bNWy5tEMJfQ/Sa3JfnSxeaI/AAAAAAAAADI/p_uqd4sDf-k/s1600-h/2009+Jan+NCAR+Existing+Homes+Average+Price.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309121080700533154" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 241px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bNWy5tEMJfQ/Sa3JfnSxeaI/AAAAAAAAADI/p_uqd4sDf-k/s400/2009+Jan+NCAR+Existing+Homes+Average+Price.jpg" border="0" /></a> The North Carolina Association of REALTORS released their existing home sales report today.<br /><br />The most unexpected part of the report had <strong>Asheville's</strong> existing homes average sale price rise 8% to $309,770.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bNWy5tEMJfQ/Sa3JS6djZ4I/AAAAAAAAADA/O7dGAq0giP8/s1600-h/2009+Jan+NCAR+Existing+Homes+Sold.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309120862507722626" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bNWy5tEMJfQ/Sa3JS6djZ4I/AAAAAAAAADA/O7dGAq0giP8/s400/2009+Jan+NCAR+Existing+Homes+Sold.jpg" border="0" /></a> More in line with what we have come to expect lately was the number of existing homes sold fell 49% to 90.<br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bNWy5tEMJfQ/Sa3JKBJbLpI/AAAAAAAAAC4/NFp5Kf9KTyk/s1600-h/2009+Jan+NCAR+Existing+Homes+Dollar+Volume.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309120709683523218" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 241px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bNWy5tEMJfQ/Sa3JKBJbLpI/AAAAAAAAAC4/NFp5Kf9KTyk/s400/2009+Jan+NCAR+Existing+Homes+Dollar+Volume.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div>And the total dollar volume dropped 45% to $27,879,361.<br /></div><div></div><div></div><div>To see the full report: </div><div>-</div><div><a href="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/94de48ab-a349-4c19-a9d0-bbc46e6d9946.pdf">NCAR Existing Home Sales Report</a></div><div></div><div>-</div><div>See more <a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/ashevillehomesalesdata.html">Asheville Home Sales Data</a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><div><div> </div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-5474222718945512694?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-66768983970196261812009-03-01T13:27:00.004-05:002009-03-01T13:42:32.185-05:00The Asheville Real Estate Market continues to drop. 3-1-2009.<br />An early look at the numbers for the Asheville Real Estate Market for February 2009 shows that the total number of homes sold and the average sale price continues to drop year over year for February.<br /><br />Total Number Homes Sold___________-29.1%____________242<br />Total Dollar Volume________________-33.4%_______6,423,517<br />Average Listing Price_______________-4.75%_________247,979<br />Average Sale Price_________________-5.66%_________233,155<br />Average Days on Market______________118_____________142<br /><br />Numbers are from the WNCRMLS as of 3-1 09.<br />Total Sales for: SingleFamilyResidential/Condo/Townhouse/Preconstruction<br /><br />For more information go to <a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/ashevillehomesalesdata.html">Asheville Home Sales Data</a>.<br /><br />Search <a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/">Asheville Real Estate</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com/">Asheville Home Staging</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-6676898397019626181?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-23616132789134555122009-03-01T10:29:00.006-05:002009-03-01T10:44:15.488-05:00Number active listings, number pending listings, pending ratio, closed listings, days on market, average list price, average sold price, ect. It is all broken down by price ranges. Click to see the <a href="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/4a44faf9-8fb3-4a2c-81fd-fb0ee8272580.pdf" mce_href="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/4a44faf9-8fb3-4a2c-81fd-fb0ee8272580.pdf">Greater Asheville Report </a>and additional reports for <a href="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/4a44faf9-8fb3-4a2c-81fd-fb0ee8272580.pdf" mce_href="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/4a44faf9-8fb3-4a2c-81fd-fb0ee8272580.pdf">Fairview NC,</a> Mars Hill NC, Waynesville NC, <a href="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/4a44faf9-8fb3-4a2c-81fd-fb0ee8272580.pdf" mce_href="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/4a44faf9-8fb3-4a2c-81fd-fb0ee8272580.pdf">Arden NC</a>, Swannanoa NC and Leicester NC.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bNWy5tEMJfQ/SaqraLEYwZI/AAAAAAAAABw/_N6kEo9RuPs/s1600-h/TMO-NC-Asheville-GreaterAsheville_(RESSingleFam_)-02-05-2009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308243576945688978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 154px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bNWy5tEMJfQ/SaqraLEYwZI/AAAAAAAAABw/_N6kEo9RuPs/s200/TMO-NC-Asheville-GreaterAsheville_(RESSingleFam_)-02-05-2009.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><div>Click for more information on the <a title="Asheville Real Estate" href="http://jimcottam.com/" target="_blank" mce_href="http://jimcottam.com/">Asheville Real Estate</a> market. </div><div><br />Want more numbers? Go to <a title="Asheville Home Sales Data" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/ashevillehomesalesdata.html" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/ashevillehomesalesdata.html">Asheville Home Sales Data</a>. </div><div><br /><a title="Asheville Real Estate" href="http://jimcottam.com/" target="_blank" mce_href="http://jimcottam.com/">Search Asheville Real Estate</a> </div><div><br />For information about Home Staging in Asheville go to <a title="Staged Homes of Asheville" href="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com/" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com/">Staged Homes of Asheville</a> </div><div> </div><div>Some surrounding towns:<br /><a title="Asheville Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Asheville" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Asheville">Search Asheville Real Estate</a><br /><a title="Weaverville Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Weaverville" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Weaverville">Search Weaverville Real Estate</a><br /><a title="Hendersonville Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Hendersonville" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Hendersonville">Search Hendersonville Real Estate</a><br /><a title="Fairview Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Fairview" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Fairview">Search Fairview Real Estate</a><br /><a title="Fletcher Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Arden" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Arden">Search Arden Real Estate</a><br /></div><div>Some neighborhoods on the south side of Asheville.</div><div><a title="Poplar Ridge Listings" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Poplar%20Ridge" target="_parent" mce_href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Poplar%20Ridge">Search Listings in Poplar Ridge</a> </div><div><a title="Glen Cove and Glen Crest Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Glen%20Cove&amp;Glen%20Crest" target="_blank" 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src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-2361613278913455512?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-42078868889343191872009-02-25T16:04:00.006-05:002009-02-25T16:23:40.074-05:00NAR: Existing-Home Sales Fell in January-Existing-home sales declined in January with some buyers waiting to see how details of the economic stimulus package would affect them, according to the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®. At the same time, inventories fell to a two-year low.Existing-home sales, including single-family, townhomes, condominiums, and co-ops, fell 5.3 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.49 million units in January from a level of 4.74 million units in December, and are 8.6 percent lower than the 4.91 million-unit pace in January 2008.<br /><br /><br />Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist, said there was understandable hesitation by some home buyers. “Given so much stimulus package discussion in January, some would-be buyers simply sat out for clarity and certainty on the nature of housing stimulus,” he said. “The housing market will soon get a lift from very favorable buying conditions—not only from improved affordability, but also from the stimulus of an $8,000 first-time home buyer tax credit, and higher conforming loan limits that will allow more people to tap into .........<br /><br /><br />Click to see the entire <a href="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/53dc2fc2-2e4d-4139-97c9-33024616521b.pdf">Current National Association of Realtors Existing Home Sales Report.</a><br /><br />Search <a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/">Asheville Real Estate</a><br /><br />Information about <a href="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com/">Home Staging in Asheville</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-4207886888934319187?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-11798733505603902942009-02-24T12:21:00.006-05:002009-02-24T12:49:08.551-05:00Asheville ranks 49th of the 292 Metropolitan Statistical Areas in percent change of house prices according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency report released today. Asheville had a +.58% change for the final quarter 2008, +1.31% change for 2008, and +46.49% change over the last 5 years. To see the full report click <a href="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/89a996a2-ad8f-4af9-8a4a-56b3f286bf64.pdf">Federal Housing Finance Agency </a>report.<br /><br />Excerpt from the report:<br /><br />RECORD HOME PRICE DECLINES IN FOURTH QUARTER; ISOLATED POCKETS OF STRENGTH<br /> <br />WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. home prices posted record declines in the fourth quarter of 2008 according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s House Price Index (HPI). The FHFA seasonally-adjusted purchase-only house price index, based on data from home sales, was 3.4 percent lower on a seasonally-adjusted basis in the fourth quarter than in the third quarter. This decline was greater than the 2.0 percent decline in the third quarter and the largest in the purchase-only index’s 18-year history. Over the past year, seasonally-adjusted prices fell 8.2 percent from the fourth quarter of 2007 to the fourth quarter of 2008. <br /><br /><br />For more sales data on the Asheville Real Estate Market click <a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/ashevillehomesalesdata.html">Asheville Home Sales Data</a>.<br /><br />For information on Staging Homes in Asheville go to <a href="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com/">StagedHomesofAsheville</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-1179873350560390294?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-36065684810872344142009-02-21T10:20:00.007-05:002009-02-21T10:37:29.336-05:00<div><a href="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/14bc6dd9-d825-4b9c-a923-0b9c52d8424b.jpg"></a>Number active listings, number pending listings, pending ratio, closed listings, days on market, average list price, average sold price, etc. It is all broken down by price ranges. Click to see the <a title="Asheville Real Estate Total Market Overview" href="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/ace90902-db29-4315-90c2-fd1fec4559bd.pdf" target="_blank" mce_href="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/ace90902-db29-4315-90c2-fd1fec4559bd.pdf">Greater Asheville Report</a> and additional reports for <a title="Fairview Real Estate Total Market Overview" href="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/ace90902-db29-4315-90c2-fd1fec4559bd.pdf" target="_blank" mce_href="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/ace90902-db29-4315-90c2-fd1fec4559bd.pdf">Fairview NC</a>, Mars Hill NC, Waynesville NC, <a title="Arden Real Estate Total Market Overview" href="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/ace90902-db29-4315-90c2-fd1fec4559bd.pdf" target="_blank" mce_href="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/ace90902-db29-4315-90c2-fd1fec4559bd.pdf">Arden NC</a>, Swannanoa NC and Leicester NC.<br /><a title="Asheville Real Estate Market Overview 2-16-09" href="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/ace90902-db29-4315-90c2-fd1fec4559bd.pdf" target="_blank" mce_href="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/ace90902-db29-4315-90c2-fd1fec4559bd.pdf"></a></div><br /><div></div><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 212px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 274px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/14bc6dd9-d825-4b9c-a923-0b9c52d8424b.jpg" border="0" />Want more numbers? Go to <a title="Asheville Home Sales Data" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/ashevillehomesalesdata.html" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/ashevillehomesalesdata.html">Asheville Home Sales Data</a>.<br /><div></div><div><br />Click for more information on the <a title="Asheville Real Estate" href="http://jimcottam.com/" target="_blank" mce_href="http://jimcottam.com/">Asheville Real Estate</a> market.<br /><a title="Asheville Real Estate" href="http://jimcottam.com/" target="_blank" mce_href="http://jimcottam.com/">Search Asheville Real Estate</a><br />For information about Home Staging in Asheville go to <a title="Staged Homes of Asheville" href="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com/" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com/">Staged Homes of Asheville</a><br /></div><div>-</div><div>-Search some of the local areas.</div><div><a title="Asheville Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Asheville" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Asheville">Search Asheville Real Estate</a><br /><a title="Weaverville Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Weaverville" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Weaverville">Search Weaverville Real Estate</a><br /><a title="Hendersonville Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Hendersonville" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Hendersonville">Search Hendersonville Real Estate</a><br /><a title="Fairview Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Fairview" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Fairview">Search Fairview Real Estate</a><br /><a title="Fletcher Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Arden" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Arden">Search Arden Real Estate</a></div><div>- </div><div>-A few of the neighborhoods</div><div></div><div></div><div><a title="Biltmore Park Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Biltmore%20Park" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Biltmore%20Park">Search Listings in Biltmore Park</a><br /><a title="Poplar Ridge Listings" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Poplar%20Ridge" target="_parent" mce_href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Poplar%20Ridge">Search Listings in Poplar Ridge</a> </div><div><a title="Glen Cove and Glen Crest Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Glen%20Cove&amp;Glen%20Crest" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Glen%20Cove&amp;Glen%20Crest">Search Listings in Glen Crest/Glen Cove</a> </div><div><a title="Glen Arden Heights Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Glen%20Arden%20Heights" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Glen%20Arden%20Heights">Search Listings in Glen Arden Heights</a> </div><div><a title="Cotswolds Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Cotswolds" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Cotswolds">Search Listings in Cotswolds</a> </div><div><a title="Coventrywoods Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Coventry%20Woods" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Coventry%20Woods">Search Listings in Coventry Woods</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-3606568481087234414?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-81367432431553131072009-02-16T20:11:00.012-05:002009-02-16T20:59:48.572-05:00<strong>Asheville Home Sales Report January 2009</strong><br /><strong><br /></strong>Data is from the 5 county WNC Regional MLS system and represents total home sales in Buncombe, Madison, Haywood, Henderson and Transylvania counties.<br /><br />-------------------------------Jan 08----Jan 09 -------Difference<br /><br />Single-Family Homes Sold____302_____187_______ -38%<br /><br />Average Days on Market_____118_____146_______ +24%<br /><br />Average Selling Price_____271,642___252,661_______ -7%<br /><br />Median Selling Price_____215,000___195,000_______ -8%<br /><br />Average List Price______289,983____283,838_______ -2%<br /><br />Median List Price______226,000____209,700_______ -7%<br /><br />Tot. Sales Price Vol___82,035,879__47,247,599____ -42%<br /><br />"Home Sales" and "Total Sales" both refer to single family homes ranging from one to more than 4 bedrooms.<br /><br />For more sales data go to <a title="Asheville Home Sales Data" href="http://www.blogger.com/www.jimcottam.com/ashevillehomesalesdata.html" href_cetemp="http://www.jimcottam.com/homesalesstatistics.html">Asheville Home Sales Data</a>.<br /><br />Search <a href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Asheville">Asheville Real Estate</a><br />Search <a href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Biltmore%20Park">Biltmore Park Real Estate</a><br /><br />Have questions about <a href="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com/">Home Staging</a> in Asheville. Go to <a href="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com/">Staged Homes of Asheville</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-8136743243155313107?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-32141271951620874422009-02-01T10:33:00.018-05:002009-02-03T15:39:51.563-05:00January 2009 Asheville Real Estate Data Per WNCRMLS as of 1-31-09<br /><br />----------------------------2009------------2008------------Difference<br /><br />Homes Sold----------------163-------------302--------------- -46.0%<br /><br />Dollar Volume-----$41,870,191----$82,035,879----------- -48.9%<br /><br />Avg. List Price-------$290,084--------289,983-------------- +0.03%<br /><br />Avg. Sell Price--------$256,872-------$271,642-------------- -5.44%<br /><br />Med. List Price-------$199,900-------$226,000------------- -11.5%<br /><br />Med. Sell Price--------192,000-------$215,000------------- -10.7%<br /><br />AVG Days on Market------145-------------118-------------- +22.9%<br /><br /><a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/newhomesales.html">Recent Home Sales in Your Neighborhood</a>-click and type in your address.<br /><a href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearch&amp;searchtype=subdivision">Homes on the Market in Your Neighborhood</a>-click and type in subdivision name.<br />Click here for more <a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/ashevillehomesalesdata.html">Asheville Home Sales Data</a>.<br />Visit the <a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/">Asheville Real Estate </a>website.<br /><a href="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com/">Home Staging Myths</a><br /><br /><a title="Glen Cove and Glen Crest Real Estate Search" href="http://community.icontact.com/p/ashevillenc/newsletters/realestate/posts/asheville-home-sales-report-november-2008/link?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mlsfinder.com%2Fnc_wncrmls%2Fjamescottam%2Findex.cfm%3Faction%3Dnewsearchsession%26SUBDIVISION_TEXT%3DGlen%2520Cove%26Glen%2520Crest" rel="nofollow">Search Listings in Glen Crest/Glen Cove</a><br /><a title="Asheville Real Estate Search" href="http://community.icontact.com/p/ashevillenc/newsletters/realestate/posts/asheville-home-sales-report-november-2008/link?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mlsfinder.com%2Fnc_wncrmls%2Fjamescottam%2Findex.cfm%3Faction%3Dnewsearchsession%26city%3DAsheville" rel="nofollow">Search Asheville Real Estate</a><br /><a title="Glen Arden Heights Real Estate Search" href="http://community.icontact.com/p/ashevillenc/newsletters/realestate/posts/asheville-home-sales-report-november-2008/link?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mlsfinder.com%2Fnc_wncrmls%2Fjamescottam%2Findex.cfm%3Faction%3Dnewsearchsession%26SUBDIVISION_TEXT%3DGlen%2520Arden%2520Heights" rel="nofollow">Search Listings in Glen Arden Heights</a><br /><a title="Weaverville Real Estate Search" href="http://community.icontact.com/p/ashevillenc/newsletters/realestate/posts/asheville-home-sales-report-november-2008/link?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mlsfinder.com%2Fnc_wncrmls%2Fjamescottam%2Findex.cfm%3Faction%3Dnewsearchsession%26city%3DWeaverville" rel="nofollow">Search Weaverville Real Estate</a><br /><a title="Cotswolds Real Estate Search" href="http://community.icontact.com/p/ashevillenc/newsletters/realestate/posts/asheville-home-sales-report-november-2008/link?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mlsfinder.com%2Fnc_wncrmls%2Fjamescottam%2Findex.cfm%3Faction%3Dnewsearchsession%26SUBDIVISION_TEXT%3DCotswolds" rel="nofollow">Search Listings in Cotswolds</a><br /><a title="Hendersonville Real Estate Search" href="http://community.icontact.com/p/ashevillenc/newsletters/realestate/posts/asheville-home-sales-report-november-2008/link?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mlsfinder.com%2Fnc_wncrmls%2Fjamescottam%2Findex.cfm%3Faction%3Dnewsearchsession%26city%3DHendersonville" rel="nofollow">Search Hendersonville Real Estate</a><br /><a title="Biltmore Park Real Estate Search" href="http://community.icontact.com/p/ashevillenc/newsletters/realestate/posts/asheville-home-sales-report-november-2008/link?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mlsfinder.com%2Fnc_wncrmls%2Fjamescottam%2Findex.cfm%3Faction%3Dnewsearchsession%26SUBDIVISION_TEXT%3DBiltmore%2520Park" rel="nofollow">Search Listings in Biltmore Park</a><br /><a title="Fairview Real Estate Search" href="http://community.icontact.com/p/ashevillenc/newsletters/realestate/posts/asheville-home-sales-report-november-2008/link?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mlsfinder.com%2Fnc_wncrmls%2Fjamescottam%3Faction%3Dnewsearchsession%26city%3DFairview" rel="nofollow">Search Fairview Real Estate</a><br /><a title="Coventrywoods Real Estate Search" href="http://community.icontact.com/p/ashevillenc/newsletters/realestate/posts/asheville-home-sales-report-november-2008/link?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mlsfinder.com%2Fnc_wncrmls%2Fjamescottam%2Findex.cfm%3Faction%3Dnewsearchsession%26SUBDIVISION_TEXT%3DCoventry%2520Woods" rel="nofollow">Search Listings in Coventry Woods</a><br /><a title="Fletcher Real Estate Search" href="http://community.icontact.com/p/ashevillenc/newsletters/realestate/posts/asheville-home-sales-report-november-2008/link?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mlsfinder.com%2Fnc_wncrmls%2Fjamescottam%2Findex.cfm%3Faction%3Dnewsearchsession%26city%3DArden" rel="nofollow">Search Arden Real Estate</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.real-estate-blogs.com/">Real Estate Blogs Directory</a> - Directory of real estate blogs and blogs of industries affiliated with and serving the real estate industry.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-3214127195162087442?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-86723738684655652822009-01-12T09:52:00.008-05:002009-01-12T11:08:40.771-05:00Asheville Real Estate Market Report December 2008<br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br /><br />Data is from the 5 county WNC Regional MLS system and represents total home sales in Buncombe, Madison, Haywood, Henderson and Transylvania counties.<br />WNCR December 2008 Home Sales Report<br /><br /><br /><strong>Percentage Changes 2008 vs 2007</strong><br />Homes Sold __________-31.40%<br />Avg Days on Market ____+38.94%<br />Avg Selling Price _______-10.30%<br />Median Selling Price ____-17.35%<br />Total Sell Price Volume __-38.67%<br /><br /><br /><strong>December 2007--------------- -Sales December 2008 Sales</strong><br />Single-Family Homes Sold 476 ---Single-Family Homes Sold 327<br />Average Days on Market 113 -----Average Days on Market 157<br />Average Selling Price 277,971 -----Average Selling Price 248,151<br />Median Selling Price 231,098 -----Median Selling Price 191,000<br />Average List Price 288,784 -------Average List Price 264,277<br />Median List Price 231,098 --------Median List Price 209,900<br />Sell Price Volume 132,313,978 ----Sell price volume 81,145,392<br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />-------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br /><strong>December 2008 Asheville Home Sales Data<br /></strong><a href="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/2e513b9a-b4fb-4ce7-85da-aa4382dcfc6b.pdf" href_cetemp="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/2e513b9a-b4fb-4ce7-85da-aa4382dcfc6b.pdf">Sales Trend Report </a>- 2008 Residential sales trend indicator. Sales by price range and type.<br /><a href="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/19a7a6c3-956f-43c4-b41a-5af74855105d.pdf" href_cetemp="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/19a7a6c3-956f-43c4-b41a-5af74855105d.pdf">Active Listings Report </a>- Residential active listings as of month end.<br /><a href="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/8b07acf8-49a9-4de8-805d-33ac592fb567.pdf" href_cetemp="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/8b07acf8-49a9-4de8-805d-33ac592fb567.pdf">Percent Sold Report </a>- Listings sold divided by listings active as of month end.<br /><a href="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/fb3ad9ee-10f7-4d31-9005-665adb04b4db.pdf" href_cetemp="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/fb3ad9ee-10f7-4d31-9005-665adb04b4db.pdf">Sales History by Type Report </a>- 5 year residential inventory history by type.<br /><a href="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/e46d6c45-befe-40a3-82ec-a62597f121aa.pdf" href_cetemp="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/e46d6c45-befe-40a3-82ec-a62597f121aa.pdf">Sales History Report </a>- 5 year residential sales history.<br /><a href="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/6fefa213-6823-47ab-98ca-a351eb99331d.pdf" href_cetemp="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/6fefa213-6823-47ab-98ca-a351eb99331d.pdf">Sales Medians Report </a>- 5 year residential median price by type.<br /><a href="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/a593a45e-a9f4-4b7c-a6e6-dbb98fafbb81.xls" href_cetemp="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/a593a45e-a9f4-4b7c-a6e6-dbb98fafbb81.xls">Active Listings Spreadsheet</a>-Excel Spreadsheet with 5 years of data on Active Listings.<br /><a title="Closed Listings Spreadsheet" href="http://jimcottam.com/Repository/1/1/0/3/7/0/110370/9abd4642-bd91-4650-be34-3c259df0913c.xls">Closed Listings Spreadsheet</a>-Excel Spreadsheet with 5 years of data on Closed Listings.<br />For more sales data go to <a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/homesalesstatistics.html" href_cetemp="http://www.jimcottam.com/homesalesstatistics.html">Western NC Regional MLS Home Sales Statistics</a>. 828-775-3288<br /><a href="mailto:jim@jimcottam.com">jim@jimcottam.com</a><br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br /><br /><strong>A few of the cities near Asheville<br /></strong><a title="Asheville Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Asheville" target="_blank">Search Asheville Real Estate</a><br /><a title="Weaverville Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Weaverville" target="_blank">Search Weaverville Real Estate</a><br /><a title="Hendersonville Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Hendersonville" target="_blank">Search Hendersonville Real Estate</a><br /><a title="Fairview Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Fairview" target="_blank">Search Fairview Real Estate</a><br /><a title="Fletcher Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;city=Arden" target="_blank">Search Arden Real Estate</a><br /><br /><br /><strong>A few of the neighborhoods in South Asheville</strong><br /><br /><a title="Glen Cove and Glen Crest Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Glen%20Cove&amp;Glen%20Crest" target="_blank">Search Listings in Glen Crest/Glen Cove</a><br /><a title="Glen Arden Heights Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Glen%20Arden%20Heights" target="_blank">Search Listings in Glen Arden Heights</a><br /><a title="Cotswolds Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Cotswolds" target="_blank">Search Listings in Cotswolds</a><br /><a title="Biltmore Park Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Biltmore%20Park" target="_blank">Search Listings in Biltmore Park</a><br /><a title="Coventrywoods Real Estate Search" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Coventry%20Woods" target="_blank">Search Listings in Coventry Woods</a><br /><a title="Poplar Ridge Listings" href="http://www.mlsfinder.com/nc_wncrmls/jamescottam/index.cfm?action=newsearchsession&amp;SUBDIVISION_TEXT=Poplar%20Ridge" target="_parent">Search Listings in Poplar Ridge</a><br /><br /><br />Home Staging by a professional is a service that your Realtor should be providing for you. For more information about Home Staging in Asheville go to:<br /><a href="http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com/">http://www.stagedhomesofasheville.com/</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-8672373868465565282?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-62794268569344067412008-12-18T09:52:00.000-05:002008-12-18T10:05:54.503-05:00It is easy to become disheartened about the current conditions in the Asheville Real Estate Market if you are trying to sell a property, but we are in much better shape than most areas of the country. Prices have held up relatively well for those properties that are selling. On the buyer's side, if you have excellent credit or cash it is a good time to start looking for investment/rental properties or think about purchasing that larger home.<br /><br /><br /><br />WNCR November 2008 Market ReportPercentage Changes 2008 vs 2007<br />Homes Sold -50%<br />Avg Days on Market +15%<br />Avg Selling Price -2.5%<br />Median Selling Price -6.2%<br />Total Sell Price Volume -51%<br /><br /><br /><strong>November 2008 Asheville Home Sales Data</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://community.icontact.com/p/ashevillenc/newsletters/realestate/posts/asheville-home-sales-report-november-2008/link?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fjimcottam.com%2FRepository%2F1%2F1%2F0%2F3%2F7%2F0%2F110370%2Fd753799f-b08b-4b78-a817-25d63f1f91bb.pdf" rel="nofollow">Sales Trend Report</a> - 2008 Residential sales trend indicator. Sales by price range and type.<br /><a href="http://community.icontact.com/p/ashevillenc/newsletters/realestate/posts/asheville-home-sales-report-november-2008/link?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fjimcottam.com%2FRepository%2F1%2F1%2F0%2F3%2F7%2F0%2F110370%2F2d98b791-5ebf-42bc-b540-e33aefac275f.pdf" rel="nofollow">Active Listings Report</a> - Residential active listings as of month end. 2008 begins on page 5.<br /><br /><a href="http://community.icontact.com/p/ashevillenc/newsletters/realestate/posts/asheville-home-sales-report-november-2008/link?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fjimcottam.com%2FRepository%2F1%2F1%2F0%2F3%2F7%2F0%2F110370%2F1570177e-0350-437a-8d2d-cd5d7b42c5e9.pdf" rel="nofollow">Percent Sold Report </a>- Listings sold divided by listings active as of month end. 2008 begins on page 5<br /><br /><a href="http://community.icontact.com/p/ashevillenc/newsletters/realestate/posts/asheville-home-sales-report-november-2008/link?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fhttp%2F%2Fjimcottam.com%2FRepository%2F1%2F1%2F0%2F3%2F7%2F0%2F110370%2Fb07f44a5-5253-4388-bb98-08f1c71e0311.pdf" rel="nofollow">Sales History by Type Report </a>- 5 year residential inventory history by type. Residential(single family), condo, townhouse, etc.<br /><br /><a href="http://community.icontact.com/p/ashevillenc/newsletters/realestate/posts/asheville-home-sales-report-november-2008/link?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fjimcottam.com%2FRepository%2F1%2F1%2F0%2F3%2F7%2F0%2F110370%2Fcb69e46d-590a-4b61-9ab9-20d80d41fd9f.pdf" rel="nofollow">Sales History Report</a> - 5 year residential sales history.<br /><br /><a href="http://community.icontact.com/p/ashevillenc/newsletters/realestate/posts/asheville-home-sales-report-november-2008/link?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fjimcottam.com%2FRepository%2F1%2F1%2F0%2F3%2F7%2F0%2F110370%2Fde913778-5377-4e2b-bc38-61894e84cf54.pdf" rel="nofollow">Sales Medians Report </a>- 5 year residential median price by type. Residential, condo, townhome, etc.<br /><br /><a href="http://community.icontact.com/p/ashevillenc/newsletters/realestate/posts/asheville-home-sales-report-november-2008/link?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fjimcottam.com%2FRepository%2F1%2F1%2F0%2F3%2F7%2F0%2F110370%2F29fa5371-2c73-4ac2-846c-0ccdcc75c18d.xls" rel="nofollow">Active Listings Spreadsheet </a><br /><br /><a href="http://community.icontact.com/p/ashevillenc/newsletters/realestate/posts/asheville-home-sales-report-november-2008/link?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fjimcottam.com%2FRepository%2F1%2F1%2F0%2F3%2F7%2F0%2F110370%2F03ea1712-9095-4504-8a3b-19de33dcc1ad.xls" rel="nofollow">Closed Listings Spreadsheet</a><br /><br /><a title="Glen Cove and Glen Crest Real Estate Search" href="http://community.icontact.com/p/ashevillenc/newsletters/realestate/posts/asheville-home-sales-report-november-2008/link?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mlsfinder.com%2Fnc_wncrmls%2Fjamescottam%2Findex.cfm%3Faction%3Dnewsearchsession%26SUBDIVISION_TEXT%3DGlen%2520Cove%26Glen%2520Crest" rel="nofollow">Search Listings in Glen Crest/Glen Cove</a><br /><a title="Asheville Real Estate Search" href="http://community.icontact.com/p/ashevillenc/newsletters/realestate/posts/asheville-home-sales-report-november-2008/link?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mlsfinder.com%2Fnc_wncrmls%2Fjamescottam%2Findex.cfm%3Faction%3Dnewsearchsession%26city%3DAsheville" rel="nofollow">Search Asheville Real Estate</a><br /><a title="Glen Arden Heights Real Estate Search" href="http://community.icontact.com/p/ashevillenc/newsletters/realestate/posts/asheville-home-sales-report-november-2008/link?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mlsfinder.com%2Fnc_wncrmls%2Fjamescottam%2Findex.cfm%3Faction%3Dnewsearchsession%26SUBDIVISION_TEXT%3DGlen%2520Arden%2520Heights" rel="nofollow">Search Listings in Glen Arden Heights</a><br /><a title="Weaverville Real Estate Search" href="http://community.icontact.com/p/ashevillenc/newsletters/realestate/posts/asheville-home-sales-report-november-2008/link?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mlsfinder.com%2Fnc_wncrmls%2Fjamescottam%2Findex.cfm%3Faction%3Dnewsearchsession%26city%3DWeaverville" rel="nofollow">Search Weaverville Real Estate</a><br /><a title="Cotswolds Real Estate Search" href="http://community.icontact.com/p/ashevillenc/newsletters/realestate/posts/asheville-home-sales-report-november-2008/link?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mlsfinder.com%2Fnc_wncrmls%2Fjamescottam%2Findex.cfm%3Faction%3Dnewsearchsession%26SUBDIVISION_TEXT%3DCotswolds" rel="nofollow">Search Listings in Cotswolds</a><br /><a title="Hendersonville Real Estate Search" href="http://community.icontact.com/p/ashevillenc/newsletters/realestate/posts/asheville-home-sales-report-november-2008/link?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mlsfinder.com%2Fnc_wncrmls%2Fjamescottam%2Findex.cfm%3Faction%3Dnewsearchsession%26city%3DHendersonville" rel="nofollow">Search Hendersonville Real Estate</a><br /><a title="Biltmore Park Real Estate Search" href="http://community.icontact.com/p/ashevillenc/newsletters/realestate/posts/asheville-home-sales-report-november-2008/link?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mlsfinder.com%2Fnc_wncrmls%2Fjamescottam%2Findex.cfm%3Faction%3Dnewsearchsession%26SUBDIVISION_TEXT%3DBiltmore%2520Park" rel="nofollow">Search Listings in Biltmore Park</a><br /><a title="Fairview Real Estate Search" href="http://community.icontact.com/p/ashevillenc/newsletters/realestate/posts/asheville-home-sales-report-november-2008/link?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mlsfinder.com%2Fnc_wncrmls%2Fjamescottam%3Faction%3Dnewsearchsession%26city%3DFairview" rel="nofollow">Search Fairview Real Estate</a><br /><a title="Coventrywoods Real Estate Search" href="http://community.icontact.com/p/ashevillenc/newsletters/realestate/posts/asheville-home-sales-report-november-2008/link?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mlsfinder.com%2Fnc_wncrmls%2Fjamescottam%2Findex.cfm%3Faction%3Dnewsearchsession%26SUBDIVISION_TEXT%3DCoventry%2520Woods" rel="nofollow">Search Listings in Coventry Woods</a><br /><a title="Fletcher Real Estate Search" href="http://community.icontact.com/p/ashevillenc/newsletters/realestate/posts/asheville-home-sales-report-november-2008/link?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mlsfinder.com%2Fnc_wncrmls%2Fjamescottam%2Findex.cfm%3Faction%3Dnewsearchsession%26city%3DArden" rel="nofollow">Search Arden Real Estate</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-6279426856934406741?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-1399954050647734002008-12-08T14:21:00.000-05:002008-12-08T14:28:04.038-05:00Asheville Real Estate Market Report<br />November 2008<br /><br />Homes Sold -51%<br />Avg Days on Market +15%<br />Avg Selling Price -3.4%<br />Median Selling Price -6.2%<br />Total Selling $ Volume -52%<br /><br /><a title="Asheville Real Estate Search" href="http://www.jimcottam.com/search-local-mls.html" target="_blank" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/search-local-mls.html">Search for Asheville Properties</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Data is from the 5 county WNC Regional MLS system and represents total home sales in Buncombe, Madison, Haywood, Henderson and Transylvania counties.<br />For more detailed Asheville Home Sales statistics go to: <a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/homesalesstatistics.html" mce_href="http://www.jimcottam.com/homesalesstatistics.html">http://www.jimcottam.com/homesalesstatistics.html</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-139995405064773400?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203187218124409129.post-23016365702850743952008-12-04T10:56:00.000-05:002008-12-04T11:00:06.742-05:00<a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/818293/Asheville-Real-Estate-Existing-Home-Sales-down-19" rel="bookmark">Asheville Real Estate- Existing Home Sales down 19%</a><br />According to figures recently released by the North Carolina Association of Realtors existing home sales in Asheville NC were down 19% in October and total sales volume was down 8% from the previous year. On the bright side dollar volume was up 26% from September 2008. If you are able to get financing, now is a good time to start looking. Let me help you with your Asheville NC real estate purchase.<br /><br />Jim Cottam/Keller-Williams Realty/Asheville Real Estate Agent <a href="http://www.jimcottam.com/">www.JimCottam.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7203187218124409129-2301636570285074395?l=ashevilleproperties.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jim Cottamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16451673119072208343noreply@blogger.com0