by Calculated Risk on 10/14/2014 04:15:00 PM

From economist Tom Lawler:

Based on realtor association/MLS reports across the country, I estimate that existing home sales as measured by the National Association of Realtors will come in at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.14 million in September, up 1.8% from August’s pace but down 2.3% from last September’s pace.

Local realtor/MLS data suggest that the NAR’s inventory estimate for September will be down by about 3.0% from August, and up by about 3.2% from last September. Finally, I expect that the NAR’s median existing SF home sales price in September will be about 4.5% higher than last September.

Lawler also sent me the table below of short sales, foreclosures and cash buyers for several selected cities in September.

On distressed: Total "distressed" share is down in these markets due to a decline in short sales.

Short sales are down in all these areas.

Foreclosures are up slightly in several of these areas.

The All Cash Share (last two columns) is mostly declining year-over-year. As investors pull back, the share of all cash buyers will probably continue to decline.

	Short Sales Share		Foreclosure Sales Share		Total "Distressed" Share		All Cash Share
	Sep-14	Sep-13	Sep-14	Sep-13	Sep-14	Sep-13	Sep-14	Sep-13
Las Vegas	10.4%	23.0%	8.8%	7.0%	19.2%	30.0%	34.3%	47.2%
Reno**	7.0%	20.0%	7.0%	5.0%	14.0%	25.0%
Phoenix	3.8%	8.8%	5.8%	8.0%	9.6%	16.8%	25.7%	33.4%
Sacramento	5.3%	12.1%	6.5%	3.9%	11.8%	16.0%	19.4%	23.6%
Minneapolis	3.4%	6.0%	9.4%	16.0%	12.8%	22.0%
Mid-Atlantic	5.5%	7.7%	9.7%	8.2%	15.2%	15.9%	19.1%	18.4%
Bay Area CA*	3.6%	7.5%	2.8%	3.6%	6.4%	11.1%	20.9%	23.3%
So. California*	6.0%	10.9%	4.7%	6.4%	10.7%	17.3%	24.3%	28.7%
Tucson							26.7%	29.8%
Hampton Roads					19.6%	26.1%
Toledo							31.4%	38.1%
Des Moines							16.8%	19.2%
Georgia***							27.4%	N/A
Omaha							19.9%	19.1%
Memphis*			11.7%	16.5%
Springfield IL**			9.5%	14.1%			22.6%	N/A
*share of existing home sales, based on property records **Single Family Only ***GAMLS