Gloomy news that July sales of existing homes dropped 25.5% year-over-year has overshadowed new statistics showing summer sales of million dollar plus homes significantly outperformed other price ranges.
“Luxury home buyers have been buying this summer,” said Vijay Chawla, Broker - Owner AURUM ESTATES and member of The Institute for Luxury Home Marketing . “After waiting in the wings, many affluent buyers spent the summer shopping for value and snapping up trophy properties.”
Statistics would indicate that he’s right. According to The National Association of Realtors (NAR), for 2009 million-dollar and above home sales were just 1.2% of total sales or about 61,500 sales nationally. In July 2010, million dollar plus market share was up to 1.9%. While sales of homes in the $500,000 and above range rose dramatically in June, the million-dollar-plus market segment was the only price range in July showing positive growth compared to last year. “The mix of what is selling has shifted in favor of homes priced at $750,000 and above,” said Vijay Chawla, Manager of AURUM ESTATES
NAR’s report that July’s median sales price increased 0.7% year-over-year may be more a function of increasing sales of expensive properties relative to other price ranges than an indicator of across-the-board home price appreciation.
According to the Institute for Luxury Home Market (ILHM) National Luxury Market Report -- which does a weekly analysis of luxury homes for sale in more than 30 major markets -- after a dramatic rise in upper-tier inventory, which started in January of this year, the numbers of luxury homes for sale has declined about 5% since the beginning of July. Along with a decrease in inventory, there has been a decline in asking prices. Forty three percent of luxury homes currently on the market have had at least one reduction in asking price over the last 90 days. An additional 19% have been pulled off the market and subsequently relisted.
“While I wouldn’t say the luxury market is in recovery,” said Vijay Chawla, “the growing market share of luxury sales relative to total sales, a slight downward trend in inventory, and sellers who are more realistic about price are factors shifting the affluent into a buying mode.”
Aurum Estates Properties, Inc.
Aurum Estates is a real estate company that is young, progressive and customer centric. Our distinctly different approach to real estate projects and our genuine concern for our customers are the reasons why we are what we are today- a company that is trusted by it’s customers and a company that is marked by a sense of excellence.
Aurum Estates since its formation in 2002, has come to occupy a special place for itself in the highly competitive realm of real estates, offering a range of services that is unmatched in its scope and quality. Our work bears testimony to this fact.We are probably one of the few to be able to offer every solution that comes within the ambit of real estate business: sale& purchase, relocation, real estate investments, real estate consultancy and management.We believe in offering a solution that works and an investment decision that changes the lives of our customer
Contact Details:
AURUM ESTATES
#1-2, Opp. Uniworld Gardens,
Adjoining indian oil petrol pump,
Sohna Road Gurgaon
(Haryana) 122018
Tel : +91 124 3295123
Mob : +91 9811210388
Fax : +91 124 2217833
Email : aurumestates@gmail.com
Website : http://www.aurumestates.com
“Luxury home buyers have been buying this summer,” said Vijay Chawla, Broker - Owner AURUM ESTATES and member of The Institute for Luxury Home Marketing . “After waiting in the wings, many affluent buyers spent the summer shopping for value and snapping up trophy properties.”
Statistics would indicate that he’s right. According to The National Association of Realtors (NAR), for 2009 million-dollar and above home sales were just 1.2% of total sales or about 61,500 sales nationally. In July 2010, million dollar plus market share was up to 1.9%. While sales of homes in the $500,000 and above range rose dramatically in June, the million-dollar-plus market segment was the only price range in July showing positive growth compared to last year. “The mix of what is selling has shifted in favor of homes priced at $750,000 and above,” said Vijay Chawla, Manager of AURUM ESTATES
NAR’s report that July’s median sales price increased 0.7% year-over-year may be more a function of increasing sales of expensive properties relative to other price ranges than an indicator of across-the-board home price appreciation.
According to the Institute for Luxury Home Market (ILHM) National Luxury Market Report -- which does a weekly analysis of luxury homes for sale in more than 30 major markets -- after a dramatic rise in upper-tier inventory, which started in January of this year, the numbers of luxury homes for sale has declined about 5% since the beginning of July. Along with a decrease in inventory, there has been a decline in asking prices. Forty three percent of luxury homes currently on the market have had at least one reduction in asking price over the last 90 days. An additional 19% have been pulled off the market and subsequently relisted.
“While I wouldn’t say the luxury market is in recovery,” said Vijay Chawla, “the growing market share of luxury sales relative to total sales, a slight downward trend in inventory, and sellers who are more realistic about price are factors shifting the affluent into a buying mode.”
Aurum Estates Properties, Inc.
Aurum Estates is a real estate company that is young, progressive and customer centric. Our distinctly different approach to real estate projects and our genuine concern for our customers are the reasons why we are what we are today- a company that is trusted by it’s customers and a company that is marked by a sense of excellence.
Aurum Estates since its formation in 2002, has come to occupy a special place for itself in the highly competitive realm of real estates, offering a range of services that is unmatched in its scope and quality. Our work bears testimony to this fact.We are probably one of the few to be able to offer every solution that comes within the ambit of real estate business: sale& purchase, relocation, real estate investments, real estate consultancy and management.We believe in offering a solution that works and an investment decision that changes the lives of our customer
Contact Details:
AURUM ESTATES
#1-2, Opp. Uniworld Gardens,
Adjoining indian oil petrol pump,
Sohna Road Gurgaon
(Haryana) 122018
Tel : +91 124 3295123
Mob : +91 9811210388
Fax : +91 124 2217833
Email : aurumestates@gmail.com
Website : http://www.aurumestates.com
