Center City Condo Sales – 97% Sold OUT!
Really? 97%? Are you sure? Huh…your last ad said your Philadelphia condos were 70% sold. About six months ago, you were professing 80% sold out!
Is that that new math we have been hearing so much about lately?
One of my favorites was a claim that a certain project (Center City condos here in downtown Philadelphia) was 80% sold out back in early 2006. Here in mid-2007, the project is now about 44% sold out. Ouch.
(Actually, this case confounds me…I love that particular Philadelphia real estate project, and think it is an incredible buy….)
So how many Philadelphia condos and lofts – in any given new project – are really sold? And how many to investors? And of those investor-bought units, how many will be back on the market within a month of the new owners moving in? (The same new owners, mind you, who were forced to stampede the sales office because they were under the impression that the Center City condos were going like hotcakes.)
The fact is, it’s hard to know if the sold stats on Philadelphia condos are true or not. You may have to wait up to a year-and-a-half after the building does its initial “sell out/settlements” before you can find out. That’s when you can actually look up the sales of Philadelphia condos and lofts at city hall and see what percentage of the building is sold out.
Your best bet is to know the market. Keep an eye on Philadelphia condos and other projects and monitor their sales stats. Do some homework. Ask around. If you’re interested in a certain piece of Philadelphia real estate, do whatever it takes to get some realistic sales stats.
A little upfront work, folks, can save you a lot of money.
Want help with your homework from a professional who cares, and knows his way around the Philadelphia condo market? Give me a call today at 215-521-1523 or drop me an email at mark@centercitycondos.com. I’m glad to help!
Mark Wade
Prudential Fox and Roach Realtors
530 Walnut St. Phila., Pa. 19106
