Comments on: Understanding Absorption Rates http://www.manausa.com/understanding-absorption-rates/ All About Tallahassee Housing Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:13:30 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Joe Manausa http://www.manausa.com/understanding-absorption-rates/comment-page-1/#comment-61 Joe Manausa Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:00:14 +0000 http://www.manausa.com/blog/?p=123#comment-61 Great question Steven. Short answer is the statistics would look worse. I suspect even without seasonality they would look worse. Unfortunately, you have to use the entire year. More sales occur from March through August than occur from September through February each year. Great question Steven. Short answer is the statistics would look worse. I suspect even without seasonality they would look worse.

Unfortunately, you have to use the entire year. More sales occur from March through August than occur from September through February each year.

]]> By: Steven http://www.manausa.com/understanding-absorption-rates/comment-page-1/#comment-62 Steven Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:37:07 +0000 http://www.manausa.com/blog/?p=123#comment-62 Thanks for the chart. It's very informative. How different is that chart if you change the parameter to let's say the last six months rather than the last year? I ask because, as I understand it, the market really went South after August 2007, when the availability of easy mortgages started to dry up. If you used statistics from the past six month, which only includes the current tough credit market, do the statistics look much worse? Thanks for the chart. It’s very informative.

How different is that chart if you change the parameter to let’s say the last six months rather than the last year?

I ask because, as I understand it, the market really went South after August 2007, when the availability of easy mortgages started to dry up.

If you used statistics from the past six month, which only includes the current tough credit market, do the statistics look much worse?

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