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Market Action Report July 2016 Kent County: Kent Agent Name Title Phone Website Other Community Information 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 July was 124, down 43.1% from 218 days last month and down 38.6% from 202 days in July of last year. The July 2016 DOM was at its lowest level compared with July of 2015 and 2014. 3 Mo Avg 350 300 250 202 187 200 150 124 100 50 0 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 J J 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 July 2016 Selling Price per Square Foot of $144 was up 26.8% from $113 last month and up 62.9% from 88 in July of last year. 250 230 210 190 170 150 130 110 90 70 50 3 Mo Avg 181 144 88 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 J J 13 14 15 16 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 July 2016 Selling Price vs Original List Price of 86.4% was down from 89.2% last month and down from 89.8% in July of last year. 3 Mo Avg Avg Selling Price divided by Avg Listing Price for sold properties during the month 89.8% 83.8% 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 86.4% 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 J J 13 14 15 16 Inventory / New Listings / Sales Inventory / New Listings / Sales 450 295 285 295 295 293 274 327 316 349 341 352 342 347 347 321 291 273 200 308 303 336 310 380 372 388 379 381 381 366 337 313 332 306 250 315 300 376 350 352 400 365 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 July 2016 was 43, up 2.4% from 42 last month and up 10.3% from 39 in July of last year. 150 100 50 0 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