Van Zandt County housing market results reflect impact of new regulations
The rapid pace of housing sales slowed somewhat as realtors, lenders and title companies adjusted to new closing requirements which came into effect in October.
While sales remained strong, the numbers of contracts waiting to close increased greatly, indicating deals took longer to close last month.
“We’ve known for a while that there would be some challenges as the new closing procedure came into effect,” said Steve Habgood, president of MetroTex. “Agents and lenders built longer closing timeframes into the contracts to accommodate these changes. We expect business to speed up again in a few months once everyone get used to the new system.”
“October sales figured still showed year-over-year growth in most areas despite the new regulations,” continued Habgood.
Highlights of the MetroTex report include:
· 32 homes were sold in the Van Zandt County area in September, a 6 percent decrease over last year.
· The average price per square foot is $78.
· The average sales price in Van Zandt County was $143,187, a 13 percent increase over last year.
· There are 22 homes under contract and waiting to close.
· Houses are selling in an average of 116 days.
Inventory continues to remain low in the Van Zandt County area, with an estimated 6.1 months of existing housing stock on the market. More than 6 months inventory is considered to be a buyers’ market.
This article provided by MetroTex.
