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Roswell Market Report April 2019

What Do These Statistics Mean For Roswell?

Still A Seller's Market

First of all, it remains a seller's market. Inventory is rising slowly but sales were very strong in April - this is the first month in the last 6 where there has been a statistically relevant increase in year over year sales. The Active/Pending ratio, which is a leading indicator, is lower at 54% compared to 63% that we saw last month. This could mean May sales are ultimately lower than last year.

Average And Median Prices Down And Why

Perhaps the most noteworthy bit of news is that the average sales price in Roswell is down 10.9% to 438,933 from April of 2018 which was $492,829. It's important to note here that the median price is also down 9.5%.

The biggest factor? In 2018 there were 6 sales ranging from $900,000 to $1,700,000. In 2019 there were no sales above $900,000.

Remember, there were actually more sales this year in April than last year in Roswell so we must be mindful that one month does not make a trend. One month does make you pause and take special note of the numbers from next month to see if a trend is coming and we will keep an eye on the market!

Spring Market of 2016

In our last market update when we looked at the Alpharetta real estate market, it appeared that we were starting to see signs that a pricing correction may be on the horizon. With the overall economy stable, and in an election year, there really shouldn't be too many outside factors that will influence the real estate market. Except for one major influence - the Federal Reserve. There is a strong possibility that the Fed will raise rates.

Rising Interest Rates Make Homes Less Affordable

In recent weeks, the Fed has been hinting at the idea of raising interest rates and if they do, it will have an impact on the market. If interest rates rise, your buying power decreases because it makes it more expensive to buy a home. When this happens there will be a smaller pool of buyers for homes thus lowering demand and in turn lowering housing prices.

So Should You Wait to Buy?

It all seems so easy - we predict prices to go down so we automatically think the right thing to do is to wait until they do before we buy a home. It's a natural conclusion to draw. However, it really is more complicated than that. First, there is no guarantee that prices will drop and if they do, there will still be certain areas that see very modest, if any price drops. In the higher demand areas, we may only see a leveling off of prices or perhaps an overall drop that only amounts to a few percentage points. That generally isn't enough to draw the conclusion that the right decision is to wait.

How Will it Affect Homes in Roswell?

Roswell is a great example of an area that will have a very small impact in the event that prices to decline as a result of diminished pent up demand and higher interest rates. This is due in large part to the demographics of the area, the schools, the lifestyle and the location. All of these factor into the equation because demand will always be higher in areas like this than the overall real estate market. The best thing we can do is look to see what's happening in the market now, compare it to what it was in the previous year and extrapolate what impact a minor slowdown would have on the area. We can also look back and see how an area like Roswell was impacted during the most recent severe slowdown that began here in 2007. Areas on the north side of Atlanta were not as severely impacted as other areas. We should expect that will be the case again as well.

The Roswell Market - Right Now and Last Year

• There are currently 356 homes for sale in Roswell
• There are 332 homes under contract above the 356 listed for sale
• In the last 90 days 442 homes sold - last year there were 533 or a 17% drop
• In the last 6 months 768 homes sold - last year there were 850 or a 9.6% drop
• Sales per month are averaging 128
• The absorption rate, or months supply of homes, is 2.78 months. Technically it's a little higher because not all of the homes under contract will actually sell

You can see from these numbers that the biggest slowdown from last year has taken place in the last 3 months because the percentage drop is much higher in the last three months than for the last 6 months. While this seems disconcerting to some degree, it is offset by the extremely low inventory. The overall Roswell real estate market is a strong sellers market. This brings us back to what will happen in a slowdown. Well, if the slowdown does occur, and it is likely to happen, it would bring us more in line with a balanced market and not throw us into a strong buyers market. Under this scenario, we would see prices level off more so than for them to drop.

Roswell Market

So with all of that said, I would still be of the opinion that if you are thinking about buying or selling, I don't see any reason to wait. There isn't anything on the horizon that looks like it will have a major impact on pricing - at least in the Roswell area. You can search all Roswell real estate for sale on our website and if you see something you would like more information on, just ask and we will be happy to help.

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