People Are Buying Homes AND GETTING MORTGAGES!by The KCM Crew on January 11, 2012

Many believe that very few houses are selling and that almost no one can get

a mortgage. We want to let everyone know that neither of these assumptions

is true. Recently, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) released their

Existing Homes Sales Report. According to the report there are, on average,

12,109 homes selling in the United States EACH and EVERY DAY! That means

that approximately 12,000 houses sold yesterday, approximately 12,000 will

sell today and approximately 12,000 will sell tomorrow. So the thinking that

homes aren’t selling just isn’t true.

Another interesting fact in the report was that 72% of these transactions were

accompanied by a mortgage. That means that approximately 8,719 people

qualify for a mortgage on a daily basis in this country.

There are over 12,000 homes sold and over 8,000 mortgages granted every

day. The real estate market is doing better than many believe.

Comparatively, for the past 4 years in the in the Wenatchee area* our yearly

sale totals were:

2011: 925

2010: 898

2009: 870

2008: 961

Call your local Realtor® for more information.

*source of local sales data is from NCWAR MLS.

WeekendWeekend

Realtor’sCorner

by North Central WashingtonAssociation of Realtors Board of Directors

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Jason Ellard(509) 664-7058342 N. Wenatchee Ave.Wenatcheejasonellard@allstate.com

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