My frequent readers know that I keep a close eye on Arrowhead Lake‘s home market. Well something has been on my mind the past few days as I compiled information regarding home sales in the community and that is this – how will the slimming of inventory in the community impact total number of sales?
Back in 2014-2015, we sort of got used to the idea that Arrowhead typically had between 125-150 home listings on any given day. Even though we saw a nice increase in sales from between 2014 (81) and 2015 (112), the number of active listings stayed pretty much in the 125-150 range. Sales continues to increase in 2016 (133) and 2017 (158).
One thing changed in 2017 as compared to the three years before it – a decline in inventory. Total inventory in the Pocono MLS shifted from the above stated range of active listings to a new range of about 110-130. Presently, as I write this article, there are 104 active listings in Arrowhead Lake. Granted, it is not yet typical “home-buying season” for the area, when we can expect more listings to hit the market. But the market never really stops, either.
So with all that said, here are a few predictions I have for home sales in Arrowhead Lake this year, 2018:
- Total Homes Sold will register between 125-150. I think this slight decrease will be a result of slimmer inventory, not a lack of qualified buyers.
- Sellers will continue to close the gap from Listed Price to Actual Sold Price as a slimmer inventory returns a few bargaining chips.
- As the economy continues to strengthen and inventory continues to decline, buyers in the $150k-$200k price range will increase.
I’ll check back in around July and see how my predictions hold up for the year, but these seem like pretty safe bets to me.
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