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Orange County Community Information | School District

Orange County 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 March was 65 , down 1.5 % from 66 days last month and down 1.5 % from 66 days in March of last year . The March 2017 DOM was at its lowest level compared with March 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 March 2017 Selling Price per Square Foot of $ 137 was up 6.0 % from $ 129 last month and up 13.0 % from 121 in March 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 March 2017 Selling Price vs Original List Price of 95.8 % was up from 95.5 % last month and up from 95.4 % in March of last year .
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Selling Price per Square Foot
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Selling Price versus Listing Price Ratio Avg Selling Price divided by Avg Listing Price for sold properties during the month
94.4 %
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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 March 2017 was 2,523 , up 21.3 % from 2,080 last month and up 2.1 % from 2,472 in March of last year .
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7,137 7,387 7,500 7,589 7,559 7,543 7,532 7,298 6,936 6,879 6,797 6,852 6,849 6,916 6,961 6,894 6,779 6,666 6,431
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