Lincoln Rhode Island Condo Sales 2013
As we make our mark
eting push into our neighboring state of Rhode Island, we must be able to speak intelligently about the condominium market of the state. As mentioned in the Rhode Island Real Estate article yesterday, Rhode Island has the second highest population density in the country. This should lend well to condo unit sales.
Lincoln Rhode Island Condo Data for 2013
Lincoln has 36 condominium projects, 19 of them are 10 units are less. There are 4 projects that are currently approved with FHA, including the largest community, Highland Falls. In these condominiums, 314 units are available for FHA financing; the remaining condominiums total 591 units. Before FHA’s changes in 2011 there were 9 projects on FHA’s Approved Condominiums List.
Analysis of Data
We typically divide the listing data into those in FHA-approved condos and those that are in non-FHA projects. For our business, it’s good to analyze the difference between the two.
Sales in the 4 communities that are FHA-approved accounted for nearly half of the sales during 2014 in Lincoln.
In Lincoln, condominium listings only have a 59% chance of selling overall. However, units listed in FHA-approved condominiums have nearly a 3:1 ratio of sold units to unsold units. In non-FHA projects, units are only slightly more likely to sell than to not sell. This is consistent with other towns and cities that we have examined.
The average and median marketing times were roughly the same in FHA-approved and non-FHA communities.
Units in FHA-approved projects had a median sales price $25,000 higher than in non-FHA projects. This means that the majority of units that sold were under the $140,000 price mark. This price range is a prime target for investors looking for low-cost rental units. In fact, more than 1/3 of the units sold in non-FHA condominiums were under $100,000
Of the 24 listings that expired or were withdrawn in non-FHA condominiums, 20 of them had list prices below $250,000. This is FHA’s “sweet spot” and had they been approved with FHA, the increased number of buyers might have impacted their potential to sell.
As a comparison, in 2013 single family homes under $250,000 had a 61% close rate.
*NOTE: Closed, Expired and Withdrawn listing percentages are calculated by removing the currently Active and Pending Sale data to account only for listings that are no longer on the market. This is why the percentage of closed sales plus the percentage of NOT closed sales may not equal 100%.
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The Condominium Project Approval Team at ReadySetLoan is dedicated to helping condominium projects across the nation to obtain their approvals with FHA and the VA or become recertified with FHA. We have assisted nearly 200 condominiums and we can help your association.
ReadySetLoan is an active member of the Connecticut and New England chapters of the Community Associations Institute (CAI) and is a frequent contributor to Common Interest Magazine as an expert in FHA/VA condominium project approvals.
Please contact us with any questions regarding FHA or VA condominium project approvals. You can email me at askeric@readysetloan.com or call me at 404-433-4565. I will be happy to answer any of your questions.
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Check out our article in Common Interest magazine on page 19!
