SELLERS FEEL THE HEAT AS THEY CONTINUE TO SLASH HOME PRICES THIS SUMMER

Jul 20, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO, July 14, 2010 Trulia.com (www.trulia.com), smart real estate search to help you make better decisions, today announced that 24 percent of listings currently on the market in the United States as of July 1, 2010 experienced at least one price reduction. This represents a nine percent increase from the previous month. The total dollar amount slashed from home prices was $27.3 billion and the average discount for price-reduced homes continued to hold at 10 percent off of the original listing price.

 

Many of the largest U.S. cities saw significant increases in price reduction levels this month with 22 of the top 50 cities across the U.S. experiencing price reduction levels at 30 percent or more, compared to just 10 cities in the previous month. Minneapolis leads the way with 40 percent of its home listings experiencing at least one price cut. This is the third straight month that Minneapolis has held the top spot and no other city has reached the 40 percent mark since Trulia started tracking home price reductions in April 2009. With an average discount for price-reduced homes at nine percent, the citys total dollar amount slashed from home prices was $30.1 million.

 

Sellers are feeling the heat this summer as the economic recovery simmers down and home inventory levels climb, says Pete Flint, co-founder and CEO of Trulia. Were seeing more and more sellers reduce their home listing prices to attract potential buyers, who definitely have the upper hand in negotiations this season. The slow start to the summer season is a major concern that we are heading towards a double-dip in the second half of this year.


Western U.S. Leads with Price Reduction Increases

In the first half of 2010, cities in the Western U.S. were experiencing a decrease in reductions.  This month, the same cities experienced some of the largest surges in price reductions compared to the previous month.  Oakland increased 38 percent month-over-month and San Diego saw reductions increase by 25 percent. Additionally, Honolulu experienced a 21 percent increase from the previous month and Las Vegas increased by 20 percent. Texas cities also saw significant increases in price reductions with San Antonio and El Paso increasing by price 21 percent and 20 percent respectively. The following U.S. cities experienced the biggest increases in price reductions from June 1, 2010 to July 1, 2010:

Trulia Price Reductions

Trulia is the first and only national real estate site to provide consumers with the ability to use price reductions as a search filter in their quest to find a deal in todays market across all 50 states. Trulias Price Reduction feature can be accessed from the Trulia homepage and is deeply integrated into the existing search experience on the search results page and via the advanced search tab. Detailed information regarding multiple price reductions and prior sold data is now available on each property listing page.

 

Providing home buyers with access to price reduction data empowers them to make more informed decisions regarding which home to purchase and helps consumers get the most home for their dollar. It also helps home sellers price their homes competitively as more homes come onto the market.

 

Methodology:  All price change data is from live listings on Trulia.com, as of July 1, 2010 and tracks all price reductions from July 1, 2009 to July 1, 2010. This data does not include foreclosure properties. Trulia obtains its listing information from brokers, agents, third party aggregators and Multiple Listing Services (MLSs). 


Read More: Cerena Hsieh, Ken Shuman, Trulia

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