Current real estate activity in Gretna LA 70053:
57 active listings
- High list price $359,000
- Low list price $42,900
- Average list price $158,380
- Median list price $148,000
16 pending sales, priced from $19,900 to $250,000
Based on the number of homes sold in March (5), there is a 10 month supply of homes for sale in Gretna
Gretna LA 70053 – Number of Homes Sold March 2009
The City of Gretna recorded 5 closed sales in March, bringing the year to date total to 12, compared to 16 at the same time last year. Sales were across every spectrum, from new construction to properties in poor condition that need complete rehab.
The loan of choice for March was conventional, with 60% of the sales being financed that way. Since conventional loans are the hardest to get right now, these were well qualified buyers.
What did these buyers choose? 1 two bedroom home, 3 three bedroom homes and 1 four bedroom home were sold. Days on market ranged from 0 to 362, with an average of 137 days.
Gretna LA 70053 – Average Home Sale Price March 2009
The average home sale price in Gretna for March was $158,600, but this was impacted by the sale of a property in poor condition for $42,000. The median sale price (half sold for more, half sold for less) was $185,000. Year to date, the average sale price if $151,451, up 4% from the 2008 average.
Have we seen the bottom?
We won’t know that for sure until we continue to experience higher sale prices, but we have had buyers miss out on the homes they chose recently because there were competing, higher offers received on the properties at the same time. Between the low interest rates, the first time buyer tax credit and the bargain prices, it’s time to get off the fence and find that new home!
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Lisa, Outstanding market reports - you are the expert and it so shows! I am sure you clients love it when this time of the month comes around and you publish all this data!