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Market Action Report October 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 October was 42, down 6.7% from 45 days last month and up 10.5% from 38 days in October of last year. The October 2016 DOM was at a mid level compared with October of 2015 and 2014. 3 Mo Avg 70 60 50 42 38 37 40 30 20 10 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 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 October 2016 Selling Price per Square Foot of $409 was up 1.2% from $404 last month and up 4.8 % from 390 in October of last year. 450 440 430 420 410 400 390 380 370 360 350 3 Mo Avg 409 391 390 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 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 October 2016 Selling Price vs Original List Price of 97.0% was up from 96.8% last month and down from 97.2% in October of last year. 3 Mo Avg Avg Selling Price divided by Avg Listing Price for sold properties during the month 100% 99% 98% 97.2% 97.2% 97.0% 97% 96% 95% 94% 93% 92% 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 13 14 15 16 Inventory / New Listings / Sales Inventory / New Listings / Sales 580 517 542 604 586 613 623 515 432 427 425 617 600 666 618 533 474 648 601 408 436 586 585 535 477 404 377 344 315 200 365 300 457 400 530 522 500 534 600 641 700 311 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 2016 was 211, down 35.1% from 325 last month and down 23.3% from 275 in October of last year. 100 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 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