MA ARCHIVED February 2016 | Page 39

MARKET ACTION REPORT County: Wicomico Wicomico February 2016 Agent Name Title Phone Website Other Community Information Price Range: All | Properties: SFH - Condo 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 February was 133, up 47.8% from 90 days last month and up 40.0% from 95 days in February of last year. The February 2016 DOM was at a mid level compared with February of 2015 and 2014. Average Days on Market (Listing to Contract) for properties sold during the month 250 3 Mo Avg 200 150 112 100 133 95 50 0 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 N D J F 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 February 2016 Selling Price per Square Foot of $78 was up 7.1% from $73 last month and up 1.5% from 77 in February of last year. Average Selling Price per Square Foot for properties that sold during the month 100 95 90 85 80 75 70 65 60 55 50 78 3 Mo Avg 78 77 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 N D J F 13 14 15 16 Selling Price versus Listing Price Ratio Selling Price vs Original Listing 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 February 2016 Selling Price vs Original List Price of 96.2% was up from 95.9% last month and down from 98.4% in February of last year. Avg Selling Price divided by Avg Listing Price for sold properties during the month 100% 98.4% 3 Mo Avg 98% 96.2% 96% 94% 92% 89.4% 90% 88% 86% 84% 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 N D J F 13 14 15 16 Inventory / New Listings / Sales 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 February 2016 was 119, up 20.2% from 99 last month and down 4.8% from 125 in February of last year. 700 600 500 400 Inventory New Listings Sales S