June 23, 2008

CENTRAL CLARK COUNTY WASHINGTON, DECLINING MARKET

I just completed an appraisal of a 4,000 square foot house in central Clark County. The house is four years old. It is on an acre of land. It is a good to very good quality house. The county has it assessed at $800,000.

I did research of the central county area for newer houses of 3,000 to 5,000 square feet of living area. From the search parameters I entered I found 11 houses similar to the subject that had sold in the last six months. That is 1.83 houses per month. With the same search criteria I found 82 listings. These data suggest a 44.73 month supply on the market. That is almost a four year supply.

Several days ago I did an appraisal of a house in central Clark County. The house was new on the market in August of 2007 and available for $700,000. It just sold for $475,000 net. That is 68% of the original asking price. This was a spec house on a lot with a very good view.

As you have seen in previous posts, the housing stock in the $500,000 to $1,000,000 range has been hit very hard by this recent market “correction.”

Ralph Olsen, IFA appraiser

Pacific West Appraisal Services, Inc.

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