thanks to the current buyer's market, Sedona Real Estate is now affordable

Russ Lyon/Sotheby's Buyer Broker's Group Leads the Way as Sedona Real Estate Sales Surge.

Living in Sedona and enjoying our fantastic scenery, mild climate, spiritual inspiration, and small town, yet cosmopolitan culture has been a dream that few people could afford in the past decade.  The bottoming out of the Sedona real estate market has changed all that. The delightful quality of life in Sedona is now within your reach.  Prices, in general, have plummeted to pre-boom levels and in some cases even back to the 1990's.

Having reached its apex of $660,000 in April of 2006, the Median Recorded Sales Price plunged to $369,000 in January, 2009.  So far in 2010 it has stabilized at $390,000.  That has caused buyers to return to the market in droves.

(For the most current Sedona real estate market updates, contact Dr. Roy Grimm)

In June 2010 , sales of Single Family Homes are up 70% compared with the same period in 2009. What makes that figure impressive is that 2009 was the "breakout year" for the Sedona real estate market. 2009 sales were up 52% over 2008.

Sedona Real Estate Prices holding steady; Inventory Dropping As Bargains Are Snapped Up

Consistent with what is happening nationally, Sedona real estate has been ahead of the curve by having already bottomed and rebounding dramatically over the past year and a half. With sales numbers jumping and inventory dropping, would-be buyers of Sedona real estate are well advised to get off the fence and snatch up the bargains while they're available.  "We'll never see prices this low again in our lifetimes," said Dr. Roy Grimm, a Sedona real estate veteran, and Associate Broker of Russ Lyon/Sotheby’s Buyer Brokers Group. "With the bottom of the market no longer a mystery, buyers are returning with a vengeance," he continued.

As we climb out of the national Great Recession, the housing market in the rest of the country has started to rebound as well.  That will add fuel to Sedona's eventual price run-up. Yes, we'll see foreclosures (REO's) and Short-sales continuing for some time to come, but they still only represent about 11% of the inventory. The upside of that for buyers, though, is that they've been keeping prices low in general because they represent over 40% of Sedona real estate sales.

For more on that and direct feeds of REO listings, go to our "Short-sales & Foreclosures Page"

The bottom line? -- we have long since “found the bottom” of the Sedona Real Estate market and it's now on a roll with prices staying low.

Buyers with vision, and the savvy to hire a Buyer's Agent who knows where the bargains are, have an open field, right now, to score some of the best deals we’ve seen in Sedona real estate in years. Many of those buyers have waited far longer than they would have liked to achieve their dreams of having a home here – waiting, with good reason, to see what the market would do. Now they can achieve that goal at a price no one would have ever conceived of three or four years ago.

By the time economists declare a recession over or a market bottom it's old news. It's already happening. It really is time to take action.  We'll have a lot of inventory at all levels for some time to come, but the phenomenal bargains tend to get snapped up quickly.  So contact us today.

As Buyer’s Agents we can help you take maximum advantage of this buyer’s market and make the recession work for you.  You'll see major pay-offs down the road.  Call us to discover how. Our Lead Broker, Dr. Roy Grimm and his colleagues at Buyer Brokers Group/Russ Lyon Sotheby's International Realty are admitted industry "mavericks" who have built a reputation on getting buyers the best possible deals while providing impeccable service. Watch videos (above) to learn more.

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 - John & Chris Wilkinson

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