The available condos for sale in the Naples area saw a drop in the number of condos for sale as of the end of April or start of May. The current number of condos for sale is 4954. This represents a drop in the inventory of 274 condos from the end of March. The decline represents of about 5 percent. In the year over year analysis the current inventory represents a decline of 369 condos or about 7 percent. Below is a graphical presentation of the historical data for active listings by month from January 2008 to April 30, 2009.
Naples Condos For Sale - January 2008 to April 2009
The composition of the type of listings available for sale is rather interesting and could represent a major difference between prospective buyers’ perceptions, as well as, what is being reported by others as to how dire the Naples real estate market is. The vast majority of listings fall within the traditional listing category (traditional listings are listings being offered as a normal sale), followed by foreclosures, and potential short sales. The raw numbers for the various categories are 4289 for traditional listings, 595 potential short sales and 70 foreclosures.
Composition of Naples Condos for Sale
A question arises – do the closed sales for April reflect the classification of the listings? The answer to this question will appear on this blog sometime between May 8 and May 11.
Your thoughts and comments are always welcomed.
