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Market Action Report County: Montgomery May 2016 Montgomery Agent Name Title Phone Website Other Community Information | School District Price Range: $1,000,000 and Up | Properties: SFH - Condo - Twn 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 May was 135, up 57.0% from 86 days last month and up 70.9% from 79 days in May of last year. The May 2016 DOM was at a mid level compared with May of 2015 and 2014. 3 Mo Avg 250 200 157 135 150 100 79 50 0 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 J F M A M 13 14 15 16 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 May 2016 Selling Price per Square Foot of $246 was down 1.7% from $250 last month and down 1.5% from 249 in May of last year. 3 Mo Avg 6,200 5,200 4,200 3,200 2,200 1,200 249 226 246 200 J J A S O