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Market Action Report July 2016 Harris County: Harris Agent Name Title Phone Website Other Community Information | School District 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 46, equal to 46 days last month and up 21.1% from 38 days in July of last year. The July 2016 DOM was at a mid level compared with July of 2015 and 2014. 3 Mo Avg 70 60 46 50 38 37 40 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 $121 was down 1.7% from $123 last month and up 1.6% from 119 in July of last year. 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 3 Mo Avg 121 119 114 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 96.1% was down from 96.7% last month and down from 96.7% in July of last year. 3 Mo Avg Avg Selling Price divided by Avg Listing Price for sold properties during the month 97.6% 98% 98% 97% 97% 96% 96% 95% 95% 94% 94% 93% 96.7% 96.1% 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 15,019 14,651 14,545 14,389 14,236 13,662 13,030 12,706 14,072 13,635 14,048 13,831 13,710 12,525 12,012 11,522 11,023 10,904 10,551 10,373 9,815 10,912 10,875 11,733 11,480 11,508 11,426 11,034 10,911 11,326 8,000 11,161 13,010 10,000 11,990 12,000 14,176 14,000 13,627 16,000 13,963 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 7,132, down 5.2% from 7,525 last month and down 6.2% from 7,603 in July of last year. 6,000 4,000 2,000 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 © CB United, Realtors | Price Range: All | Property Types: SFH - Con Data is provided courtesy of Houston Association of REALTORS and may not reflect all relevant real estate activity. CB United, Realtors 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 | 19