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Fort Myers Community Information | School District

Fort Myers Community Information | School District

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 88 , up 2.3 % from 86 days last month and up 17.3 % from 75 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 $ 140 was down 0.4 % from $ 140 last month and up 8.2 % from 129 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 93.0 % was down from 93.4 % last month and equal to 93.0 % in February of last year .
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Selling Price per Square Foot
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150 145 140 135 130 125 120 115 110 105 100
95 % 95 % 94 % 94 % 93 % 93 % 92 %
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Selling Price versus Listing Price Ratio Avg Selling Price divided by Avg Listing Price for sold properties during the month
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93.0 % 93.0 %
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 828 , down 18.2 % from 1,012 last month and down 7.1 % from 891 in February of last year .
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Inventory / New Listings / Sales
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2,555 2,365 2,247 2,143 2,064 2,030 2,087 2,203 2,248 2,273 2,494 2,512 2,445 2,304 2,132 2,025 1,900 1,840 1,818 1,933 2,090 2,077
2,427 2,645 2,707 2,551 2,429 2,341 2,254 2,225 2,274 2,411 2,512 2,568
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