[May 2019 Report] Market Slowdown Proves Hard To Accept For Sellers
Posted by Anthony Licciardello on
Based on the low number of closed sales and increased listing prices, it seems the real estate market has leveled off more than sellers are willing to accept.
Like last month, we again saw a 19% drop in home sales over the same time last year. April 2019 came in with just 272 home sales compared to 336 in April 2018. Active inventory is up 21% since last year, rising from 1,749 to 2,119.
Higher available inventory means more seller competition, and therefore lower prices, right? Well no, as it turns out. List prices just keep going up. Newly listed properties averaged $702,613, an almost $40,000 increase over last year’s average of $664,454. The kicker? Homes sold for only $555,891 last month.
With an average list price of $709,109 for all…
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