Market Time The average Days On Market ( DOM ) shows how many days the average Property is on the market before it sells . An upward trend in DOM tends to indicate a move towards more of a Buyer ' s market , a downward trend a move towards more of a Seller ' s market . The DOM for February was 90 , up 15.4 % from 78 days last month and up 38.5 % from 65 days in February of last year . The February 2017 DOM was at a mid level compared with February of 2016 and 2015 .

Selling Price per Square Foot The Selling Price per Square Foot is a great indicator for the direction of Property values . Since Median Sales Price and Average Sales price can be impacted by the ' mix ' of high or low end Properties in the market , the selling price per square foot is a more normalized indicator on the direction of Property values . The February 2017 Selling Price per Square Foot of $ 146 was up 2.9 % from $ 141 last month and up 8.2 % from 135 in February of last year .

Selling Price vs Original Listings Price The Selling Price vs Original Listing Price reveals the average amount that Sellers are agreeing to come down from their original list price . The lower the ratio is below 100 % the more of a Buyer ' s market exists , a ratio at or above 100 % indicates more of a Seller ' s market . The February 2017 Selling Price vs Original List Price of 94.1 % was down from 94.8 % last month and down from 95.2 % in February of last year .

Inventory / New Listings / Sales This last view of the market combines monthly inventory of Properties for sale along with New Listings and Sales . The graph shows the basic annual seasonality of the market as well as the relationship between these items . The number of New Listings in February 2017 was 743 , down 14.2 % from 866 last month and down 13.1 % from 855 in February of last year .

Days On Market for Sold Properties

150 145 140 135 130 125 120 115 110 105 100

97 % 96 % 95 % 94 % 93 % 92 % 91 % 90 %

117

135

Selling Price versus Listing Price Ratio

94.2 %

3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000

500

2,790 2,592

2,444

2,263 2,120 2,057

Avg Selling Price divided by Avg Listing Price for sold properties during the month

1,960 2,127 2,183 2,237 2,366 2,426 2,335

2,202

1,986 1,825 1,788 1,711 1,751 1,850 2,007 2,051

2,284

95.2 %

2,437 2,387 2,303 2,161 2,056 2,025 1,960 1,982 2,039

3 Mo Avg

3 Mo Avg

2,166 2,170

2,413

146

94.1 %

2,566

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