Have Panama City Beach Condos Hit Bottom Yet? Probably Not.

From www.condosaletrends.com

Jason’s April 12, 2008 article titled “Have We Hit Bottom Yet?” implies that because there are no negative newspaper stories concerning the current real estate market, that we must be nearing the bottom. Jason quotes NAR chief economist, Lawrence Yum predicting “Notable Improvement” in 2008. I have been following Yum’s analyses and predictions from the months leading up to the top of the real estate bubble (mid to late 2005) up to his latest prediction. The thing that stands out about Yum’s analyses is that he has been 100% wrong on every prediction. We all want to believe that the bottom of this market cycle is near.

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Existing Home and Condo Sales up in March

Although the numbers are down from the same period last year, from February to March, the number of existing home and condo sales is up in Florida.  With 9,142 total existing single-family home sales in March, this marks a 10% increase over February’s 8,310 number.

Condo sales were up over 13% in March compared to February 2008 with 3,145 total sold, compared to 2,765 condos sold in February.

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