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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 January was 88 , up 10.0 % from 80 days last month and up 25.7 % from 70 days in January of last year . The January 2017 DOM was at a mid level compared with January 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 January 2017 Selling Price per Square Foot of $ 141 was down 1.1 % from $ 143 last month and up 5.5 % from 134 in January 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 January 2017 Selling Price vs Original List Price of 93.5 % was down from 94.2 % last month and down from 94.2 % in January of last year .
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Selling Price per Square Foot
3 Mo Avg
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
94.2 % 94.2 %
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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 January 2017 was 988 , up 59.6 % from 619 last month and up 4.1 % from 949 in January 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
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