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Market Action Report July 2016 Arlington County: Arlington 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 31, down 8.8% from 34 days last month and equal to 31 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 70 60 50 40 35 31 31 30 20 10 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 $384 was down 0.9% from $387 last month and down 2.4% from 393 in July of last year. 450 440 430 420 410 400 390 380 370 360 350 3 Mo Avg 408 393 384 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 97.2% was down from 98.2% last month and down from 97.5% in July of last year. 3 Mo Avg Avg Selling Price divided by Avg Listing Price for sold properties during the month 100% 99% 98% 97.5% 97.2% 97.2% 97% 96% 95% 94% 93% 92% 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 587 561 602 614 427 421 507 529 616 599 666 615 421 474 647 601 408 404 436 586 585 535 530 477 457 377 344 429 315 200 311 300 365 400 411 522 500 534 600 641 700 362 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 308, down 13.0% from 354 last month and down 1.0% from 311 in July of last year. 100 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 Copyright © Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage | Price Range: All | Property Types: SFH - Con Data is provided courtesy of Coastal Association of REALTORS of MD, Inc., Metropolitan Regional Information Systems, Inc., Sussex County Association of REALTORS and may not reflect all relevant real estate activity. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage 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 | 49