Clark County and Vancouver Real Estate Report June and Quarter 2

We still have a robust real estate market, the question remains for many local Realtors and Brokers how much longer is this market going to last? Great question, so lets look directly at the science and the activity and wow the data I am getting is fascinating. Indicating we have at least another year with this low inventory and a high volume of buyers.  

Right off the bat, the population-boom has been fueling the market for 3.5 years, no doubt the element behind the market, and why is that? Well, the Portland Metro area job growth is ahead of the National average, and is one of the top Five economies.

Now, what is very interesting is new construction permits is up 24% at 145 million dollars from this very same time from last year, and last year same period it was at 134 Million up 49% so this all signals a very thriving market with no real indication of when it slows down or transitions into a "normal" market, these numbers indicate that it is absolutely impossible to meet the consumer demand. Great news for a seller, but a challenge for a home buyer.

One more important point here, notice the upper-properties and the days on market and how many are selling in 30 days, this indicates a very strong market all throughout the price categories in Clark County, not just at the median homes price which is $277,000.

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Closed Sales Residential

811 Closed Transactions

Down 4.6% compared to June 2015

Up 6.4% compared May 2016

New Listings

1,144 Residential up 7.6%

Strongest amount of new listings since 2008

Pending Inventory

930 Residential Pending Sales up 4% compared to same period of 2015

944 Pending Compared to May 2016 down 1.5%

Clark County WA Q2 16 Summary

Closed sales up 6.2%

Pending Sales up 4.4%

New listings up 2.3%

Compared to same period 2015

Actual “Real” Inventory August 9th 2016

1,221 after you subtract short-sale-pending, under-construction, proposed, and bankruptcy.

1611 active, 1781 sale pending, 726 sold 30 days back.

New Construction: 169 proposed, 148 under-construction, 87 vacant turn-key.

Description of New Construction

New Construction: 169 proposed, 148 under-construction, 87 vacant turn-key.

30 days history (sold): Average Sale Price $359,348, Average Sq. Ft. 2,180, DOM 64 days.

Average and Median Homes Sales Price

Average Home Sales Price: $312,400 up 9.1%

Median Home Sales Price: $277,000 up 8.6%

Both compared the same period of 2015

Hottest Areas in Clark County

Evergreen:      75 closed residential transactions, average sales price $257,600

Camas:           69 closed residential transactions, average sales price $440,900 

Brush Prairie: 53 closed residential transactions, average sales price $394,800

Breaking Down the Sales in $75,000 increments 1 month history 8/09/2016             $1 -$75,000 = 5       Average Sq. Ft  929    Average Sq. Ft. $49.00 $76,000 - $151,000 = 18      Average Sq. Ft. 1,267 Average Sq. Ft. $89.00 $152,000 - $227,000 = 93     Average Sq. Ft. 1,249 Average Sq. Ft. $160.00 $228,000 - $303,000 = 227   Average Sq. Ft. 1,631 Average Sq. Ft. $161 DOM 26 days $304,000 - $379,000 = 135   Average Sq. Ft. 2,199 Average Sq. Ft. $148 DOM 34 days $380,000 - $455,000 = 86     Average Sq. Ft. 2,488 Average Sq. Ft. $166 ft. $456,000 - $531,000 = 50     Average Sq. Ft. 3,106 Average Sq. Ft. $161 DOM 33 days $532,000 - $607,000 = 24     Average Sq. Ft. 3,413 Average Sq. Ft. $170 $608,000 - $683,000 = 13     Average Sq. Ft. 3,112 Average Sq. Ft. $208 DOM 89 days $684,000 - $759,000 = 12     Average Sq. Ft. 4,173 Average Sq. Ft. $173 $760,000 - $835,000 = 5       Average Sq. Ft. 4,035 Average Sq. Ft. $201 DOM 94 days $836,000 - $911,000 = 3       Average Sq. Ft. 4050 Average Sq. Ft. $215 $912,000 - $987,000 = 2       Average Sq. Ft  5,046 Average Sq. Ft. $189 DOM 34  days    1 Million - 2 Million = 3      Average Sq. Ft. 3103 Average Sq. Ft. $263 DOM 41 days One Month History - highest Sale from 1million to 2 million $1,150,000 95.65% Sales Price Versus List Price, in Steamboat Landing Columbia River Waterfront 4103 Sq. Ft.

Multifamily Rental Report Q2 16

Average Rent Cap/Vacancy Rate:

 1bd/1bth            2bd/1bth               2bd/2bth             3bd/2bth
  $926 ($1.30)     $1,013 ($1.10)     $1,184 ($1.10)     $1,313 ($1.06)

1.6% is the vacancy rate in Vancouver possibly one of the lowest if not number one in America. Since 2012 the rent has gone up 35 percent in Vancouver WA.

New Construction Valuations in Clark County WA Q2 16

Residential Permits: 398 compared to 343 from 2015 same period, up 16%. Historically 218 issued from 2007 – 2016. YTD 724 permits.

Valuation of Residential Construction: 145 million up 24% compared to same period of 2015

Lot Development: 314 preliminary approved up 91% compared to 164 lots same period 2015. YTD 425

Bret Bucher
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Realty Pro Inc.
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Vancouver WA 98686

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Clark County and Vancouver Real Estate Report March and Quarter 1

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The local market is white hot in Clark County and Vancouver Washington, and we are talking extremely aggressive market conditions on all aspects inside the industry.  First if you are a buyer being aware and educated with the market is essential when searching for a home. Another key is positioning yourself in the market with financing having the right loan is so important and a great lender for a successful closing.

To explain the scene, as an example at $235,000, I showed a client a house and from 4:30 to 6:30 there was 15 showings in 2 hours, and Realtors in a line waiting to show the house to clients.

So what is going on? That is a great question, so lets understand how critical this is, first of all, supply and demand motivate the market, we have no supply, the inventory is low because of a population boom, approximately 10,000 people moved here just from 2014 - 2015, and most likely 2015 had similar results.  Historically when the housing crisis began in 2008 the home building industry stopped building, but migration patterns did not and by 2013 we simply ran out of houses or choices another key, and apartment rentals, as the Clark County has the lowest vacancy rate in the Nation or in the top.

Comparing this same period to 2015, stronger market conditions, in fact "history is in the making" here locally, I do not think Clark County has ever had these market conditions. 2006 was a different market, why? Because there was affordable housing, not the case anymore as the median sales price is $270,000 up 9.3% from last March. There is no brand new entry level homes.

Lets look at residential new construction, now this is important to understand, new construction up 23% from this time last year, and take a look at the low inventory this means it is impossible to meet the market conditions, that is a key ingredient to this market, and indicating the migration is strong.

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Closed Sales

699 closed transactions

Up 14% compared to this same period of 2015

Up 61% compared to February closed sales

The last time we had this sales volume was 2006

New Listings

971 better than March of last year up 1.3%

16.7% higher than February 2016

Pending Sales

Down 1.1% compared to this same period of last year

Up 19.6% compared to February 2016

Inventory

1.7 meaning it would take 1.7 months to sell the existing inventory

Actual “Real” Inventory 4/20/2016 RMLS 11-80

814 Total

1099 Active listings

102 Short Sale Pending

23 Short Sales

5 Bankruptcy

27 Bank Owned REO

178 Proposed

93 Under Construction

61 Vacant Turn Key Brand New Homes 2016 the Average Sq. Ft. 1716 and the Average List Price is $312,433

Average and Median Sales Price

$304,600 average up 9.4%

$270,000 median up 9.3% the median is the majority of all transactions

Hottest Area’s

Evergreen 170 sold homes the median sales price $238,500 Area 22 in the RMLS

Brush Prairie 141 sold homes the median sales price $330,713

Camas 117 sold homes $393,000

(3 months back)

Breaking Down the Sales in $75,000 increments 1 month history 4/20/2016

1 -$75,000 = 3                            Average Sq. Ft  1,174    $108.00 ft.

$76,000 - $151,000 = 20            Average Sq. Ft. 1,024    $108. Ft.

$152,000 - $227,000 = 109        Average Sq. Ft. 1,313    $144 ft.

$228,000 - $303,000 = 231       Average Sq. Ft. 1,696   $146 ft.  Median Sales Price $270,000

$304,000 - $379,000 = 114        Average Sq. Ft. 2257    $148 ft.

$380,000 - $455,000 = 74         Average Sq. Ft. 2,688    $159 ft.

$456,000 - $531,000 = 55         Average Sq. Ft. 3,015    $160 ft.

$532,000 - $607,000 = 21         Average Sq. Ft. 3,394    $168 ft.

$608,000 - $683,000 = 11         Average Sq. Ft. 3,805    $148 ft.

$684,000 - $759,000 = 8           Average Sq. Ft. 4,451    $155 ft.

$760,000 - $835,000 = 2           Average Sq. Ft  4,180    $223 ft.

$836,000 - $911,000 = 1           Average Sq. Ft. 5,669    $276 ft.

$912,000 - $987,000 = 2           Average Sq. Ft  5,420    $229 ft.

1 Million - 2 Million = 3           Average Sq. Ft. 5576     $263 ft.

One Month History - highest Sale from 1million to 5 million 1 Sale $1,395,000 94.98% Sales Price Verse List Price.

Terms of a Sale 30 days back

Conventional 336

FHA 122

Cash 114

VA 74

USDA 5

Vacancy Rate and Average Rent for an apartment:

  1bd/1bth            2bd/1bth               2 bd/2bth             3bd/2bth
  $926 ($1.30)     $1,013 ($1.10)     $1,184 ($1.10)     $1,313 ($1.06)

1.87% is the vacancy rate in Vancouver possibly one of the lowest if not number one in America. Since 2012 the rent has gone up 35 percent in Vancouver WA.

Residential Development 1st Quarter 2016 Clark County

326 permits issued up 20% compared to this period of 2015 when 272 permits were issued

The historical average in Clark County from 2007 – 2016 is 188 issued permits

Construction Activity 1st Quarter 2016

Total Construction Up 25% compared to this period of 2015

138 Million Dollars compared to 110 Million

The historical valuation from 2007 – 2016 is 86 Million

Commercial Construction up 47% at 28 Million compared to this same period of last year

Residential New Construction 107 Million Dollars up 23%, last year same period was 87 Million


Bret Bucher
360-600-5555 cell phone please call anytime
Real Estate Broker

Realty Pro Inc.
14201 NE 20th Ave
Vancouver WA 98686

http://bretbucher.realtyproweb.com/search/multisearch.php

*Equal Housing Opportunity*

The information supplied herein is from sources deemed reliable but not guaranteed.  Some of the statistics come from the RMLS.  Realty Pro INC accepts no responsibility should the information prove to be inaccurate or incomplete. Other information comes from Public Records from Clark County Official Government, I deem this acceptable.

Clark County and Vancouver Real Estate Report December and Quarter 4

2016 is going to be another active busy thriving real estate market.  You can expect your home to be up 9% by the end of this year we are in the same market as 2015. What is the motivation with these market trends? No doubt, Population increase as our local market is possibly 5 years behind in housing and you can see it right in plain sight, if you are in the market looking for a home you can feel the pressure because the inventory is low and we are selling houses quickly.  If you are a home owner thinking about selling making sound decisions is critical, you have to have a plan and a back-up plan especially if you are selling and then buying in Clark County.  Where are the buyers coming from? They’re moving mostly from the Portland Metro Area, as Oregon is and has been the number one State for migration for 3 consecutive years, and when you look at that State population more than 50% live in the city of Portland so they see the nice neighborhoods and excellent schools, reasonable taxes, and no income tax in Washington State.

One way to eliminate the competition as a buyer is to have a home built there are options available for you, we can have a Pre-Sale where it is just like any sale you deposit an earnest money and the builder finances construction figure 5 months to move in, I have many satisfied clients that have gone that route and in this market the day you get the key you have instant equity.  Another option is to have a custom home built, design-to-build.

We are watching and seeing Clark County really take off new construction is up 22% with all kinds of development and Clark County has the lowest vacancy rate in the whole Portland Metro Area, as an example West Vancouver has a rate of 1.5% so yes investors are looking at the prime real estate. Really low vacancy possibly one of the lowest in the Nation in Clark County.

The "Hottest Real Estate Market" is Seattle in the Nation and Portland is possibly number 2 so it is Busy, and when it is this busy you really want to have a great plan, I cannot stress that anymore.

Another indication of an improving market, we are seeing the upper-end properties sell meaning things are changing for the better as more capital exchanges in our local real estate market. Home builders cannot keep up with this demanding market even as we see the lots being developed.

Let’s take a look at the awesome results for 2015. If you know anyone looking to buy or sell please help me expand my business, give me a call anytime 360-600-5555.

Closed Sales

667 up 28% compared to December 2014

Strongest December since 2005

Pending Sales

Consistent to 2014 up 4.1%

Down 18% from last month

New Listings

Up 2.1% consistent to 2014

Summary Year to Date compared to this same period as 2014

Pending sales up 21%

Closed sales up 19.4%

Average sales price up 8.6% $298,300

Median sales price up 8.6% $265,000

Inventory

1.9 meaning it would take 1.9 months to sell the current inventory

Today’s actual inventory January 26, 2016

1124 Total

605 Sale Pending

125 Short Sale

96 Short Sale Pending

117 Under Construction

158 Proposed

22 Bankruptcy

24 REO Real Estate Owned, Bank Owned

Actual Inventory is 827 homes approximately (lower than 1.9)

Popular Area 2015

#1. 745 sales Evergreen area median sales price $224,200

#2 731 sales Camas median sales price $389,000

#3 630 sales Brush Prairie/Hockinson median sales $324,750

Description of New Construction

400 Listed properties

117 Under construction

158 Proposed

120 Homes Not Proposed Vacant Turn Key Average Sq. Ft $211.00 Average Sq. Ft. 2418

Breaking Down the Sales in $75,000 increments 1 month history

1 -$75,000 = 2                           Average Sq. Ft 1162      $108.00 ft.

$76,000 - $151,000 = 21           Average Sq. Ft. 1,108    $108. Ft.

$152,000 - $227,000 = 105       Average Sq. Ft. 1,412    $144 ft.

$228,000 - $303,000 = 164       Average Sq. Ft. 1,782   $146 ft.  Median Sales Price $265,000

$304,000 - $379,000 = 75         Average Sq. Ft. 2,299    $148 ft.

$380,000 - $455,000 = 36         Average Sq. Ft. 2,597    $159 ft.

$456,000 - $531,000 = 26         Average Sq. Ft. 3,027    $160 ft.

$532,000 - $607,000 = 16         Average Sq. Ft. 3,381    $168 ft.

$608,000 - $683,000 = 3           Average Sq. Ft. 4,255    $148 ft.

$684,000 - $759,000 = 3           Average Sq. Ft. 4,596    $155 ft.

$760,000 - $835,000 = 3           Average Sq. Ft 3,258     $223 ft.

$836,000 - $911,000 = 2           Average Sq. Ft. 3,266    $276 ft.

$912,000 - $987,000 = 2           Average Sq. Ft 4,121     $229 ft.

1 Million - 2 Million = 3           Average Sq. Ft. 4565     $263 ft

Twelve Month History - Highest Sale from 2 Million to Ten Million 1 Sale $2,486,250 %92.25 Sales Price verse List Price.

Vacancy Rate

West Vancouver 1.5% lowest vacancy rate in the Portland Metro Area

Vancouver whole 1.87%

Development and New Construction

299 permits were issued in the fourth quarter up 23% in history an average of 175 permits for this quarter from 2006 -2015.

Valuation of construction 121 Million up 22% from fourth quarter 2014 112 Million is the historical average from 2005 – 2016

Residential construction up 18% compared to fourth quarter of 2014 94 Million Dollars in Residential New Construction  

Lots and Land

543 Preliminary approved lots up 85% compared to this same quarter as 2014 and 290 is an average in history from 2006 – 2015

Thank You,

Bret Bucher

360-600-5555

Broker

Realty Pro Inc

Selling properties since 2003

Real Estate Family since 1940