How's the Market in Toms River, NJ, this week (Aug 27th, 2010)?

How's the real estate market in Toms River, NJ, for the week of August 27th, 2010? As the saying goes, "All real estate is LOCAL" and despite the dismal headlines last week, sales of Single Family Homes in Toms River continue to surpass our neighbors! It is still a phenomenal "Buyer's Market" with an abundance of inventory, low home prices and record low mortgage rates. As long as new listings continue to outpace the number of homes absorbed (sold), the market will favor the buyer and it looks as if this "Extreme Buyer's Market" will be here a while. Let's take a look at ALL of the Toms River zip codes which includes South Toms River, Holiday City Berkeley and Pine Lake Park (Note; Altos Research does not distinguish between Single Family Homes and Adult Communities):



Fortunately, the Condo Market in Toms River was stable this week, with the same number of homes coming on the market as those selling off(2). Tighter lending requirements and competition from the Single Family Home Market will continue to weaken the Condo Market, in Toms River, for the foreseeable future:



As far as prices in Toms River go, we are experiencing a steep decline in prices due to the "Post Tax Credit Affect"; without the artificial demand created by the Tax Credit, the Law of Supply and Demand has resumed it's natural course of action and the result is diminishing home prices. This "affect" was not unexpected and prices are expected to continue to diminish as we enter the last third of the year:



So, "How's the Market in Toms River, NJ"? If you are in the market to buy a home, "it just doesn't get much better than this!" If you MUST sell your home, PRICE IT RIGHT now as prices WILL continue to fall. If you WANT to sell but don't HAVE TO sell, take your home OFF the market and allow your neighbor to MOVE ON with their lives. That's how the market is in Toms River, NJ, this week!