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Market Action Report December 2017 Brazoria County: Brazoria Agent Name Title Phone Website Other Community Information | School District Price Range: All | Properties: SFH - Con Days On Market for Sold Properties 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 December was 58, up 16.0% from 50 days last month and up 3.6% from 56 days in December of last year. The December 2017 DOM was at a mid level compared with December of 2016 and 2015. 3 Mo Avg 70 60 58 56 53 50 40 30 20 10 0 J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D 15 16 17 Selling Price per Square Foot 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 December 2017 Selling Price per Square Foot of $109 was up 0.5% from $108 last month and up 3.4% from 105 in December of last year. 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 3 Mo Avg 109 105 100 J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D 15 16 17 Selling Price versus Listing Price Ratio 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 December 2017 Selling Price vs Original List Price of 94.8% was down from 95.5% last month and down from 95.3% in December of last year. 3 Mo Avg Avg Selling Price divided by Avg Listing Price for sold properties during the month 98% 98% 97% 97% 96% 96% 95% 95% 94% 94% 93% 95.3% 95.0% 94.8% J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D 15 16 17 Inventory / New Listings / Sales Inventory / New Listings / Sales 1,600 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 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 December 2017 was 312, down 28.6% from 437 last month and down 4.9% from 328 in December of last year. 400 200 0 J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D 15 16 17 Copyright © CB United, Realtors | Price Range: All | Property Types: SFH - Con Data is provided courtesy of Houston Association of REALTORS and may not reflect all relevant real estate activity. CB United, Realtors does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy of this information. It is the responsibility of any buyer or seller to verify any and all information relevant to such consumer’s real estate transaction. c o l dw el l b a n k er h o m es . c o m | 9