Buying time

The latest market statistics for Manatee County show that in the last 30 days that 40 of the 116 single family homes that sold were on the market for more than 120 days.

The average sales price was 83.9 percent of the listing price.

There are still more than 4,000 homes on the market.

Those statistics pretty much sum up what everyone has been talking about. If you are looking for a bargain now is the time to buy soon and buy often.