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Market Action Report October 2017 Liberty County: Liberty 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 October was 51, down 32.0% from 75 days last month and down 28.2% from 71 days in October of last year. The October 2017 DOM was at its lowest level compared with October of 2016 and 2015. 3 Mo Avg 250 200 150 100 71 56 51 50 0 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 J J A S O 14 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 100 direction of Property values. Since Median Sales Price and 95 Average Sales price can be impac ted by the 'mix' of high or low 90 end Properties in the market, the selling price per square foot is a 85 more normalized indicator on the direction of Property values. The October 2017 Selling Price per Square Foot of $93 was up 80 3.6% from $89 last month and up 17.3% from 79 in October of 75 last year. 70 65 60 55 50 3 Mo Avg 93 79 71 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 J J A S O 14 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 October 2017 Selling Price vs Original List Price of 90.4% was down from 93.9% last month and down from 90.6% in October of last year. 3 Mo Avg Avg Selling Price divided by Avg Listing Price for sold properties during the month 98% 96% 94% 92% 90% 88% 86% 84% 82% 80% 78% 91.1% 90.6% 90.4% 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 J J A S O 14 15 16 17 Inventory / New Listings / Sales Inventory / New Listings / Sales 300 150 200 250 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 October 2017 was 74, down 1.3% from 75 last month and up 8.8% from 68 in October of last year. 100 50 0 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 J J A S O 14 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 | 21