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Market Action Report September 2016 Dorchester County: Dorchester 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 September was 115, up 42.0% from 81 days last month and down 5.7% from 122 days in September of last year. The September 2016 DOM was at its lowest level compared with September of 2015 and 2014. 3 Mo Avg 300 250 200 150 122 118 115 100 50 0 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 A S 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 September 2016 Selling Price per Square Foot of $113 was up 7.9% from $104 last month and up 19.1% from 95 in September of last year. 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 3 Mo Avg 113 95 77 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 A S 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 120% 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 100% of a Seller's market. The September 2016 Selling Price vs 80% Original List Price of 85.7% was down from 92.2% last month and down from 87.5% in September of last year. 60% 3 Mo Avg Avg Selling Price divided by Avg Listing Price for sold properties during the month 91.0% 87.5% 85.7% 40% 20% 0% 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 A S 13 14 15 16 Inventory / New Listings / Sales Inventory / New Listings / Sales 450 342 338 331 343 337 324 318 304 299 340 315 371 338 391 377 375 360 349 338 340 336 352 348 362 360 384 378 383 382 359 338 329 250 333 300 337