The Theme Continues For Now: Sales Prices Climb, Activity Slow

According to MIBOR’s Monthly Indicators Report for January, the trend that defined  much of 2010 continues in the first month of 2011 with strong median and average sales prices coupled with decreased sales activity. For the three months ending in January, median and sale prices increased by more than four percent each to $119,500 and $147,966 respectively. Closed sales are down 17.5 percent, new listings are down 10.7 percent and overall months of inventory is down to eight months – a 9.2 percent decrease over the same three month period a year ago.
 
Along with the Monthly Indicators report, a one-page report of each county within the service area is also provided. In total, these data sets are intended to be a snapshot of the market, providing historical comparisons whenever possible. The data was pulled from the BLC® listing service on Feb. 16.

To download the Monthly Indicators report, click here. To view the one-page county reports, click here. Please note, due to the length of the reports, it may take a few minutes to download. If you have questions regarding the data, please click here.