Market Pulse June 2013
The year to date numbers for sales are out for June 2013 from the First Multiple Listing Service (FMLS). There has been a continued increase in the average sales prices while the active inventory & sales have continued decline. The average sales price for single family homes has increased 29% comparing YTD June 2013 to YTD June 2012. For the same time period - attached homes have increased 30%. Year to date sales for June 2013 vs same time period in 2012 - single family homes have decreased 4% an attached homes have decreased by 1%. Active inventory has decreased 34% for attached homes and 17% for single family homes.
I am not surprised one bit at the increase in average sales prices. Limited availabilty of homes for sale coupled with a high demand of buyers has brought us multiple offers. We have been seeing multiple offers since Late 2012 many of them going over the asking price to win the home. Multiple offers are great for sellers because they can choose their highest and best offer. Multiple Offers can be frustrating for the buyers because a great bid - even one over asking price doesn't always yield the win and that is always frustrating.
One HUGE point needs to be said about the above numbers. The stats above all include homes listed and sold through the FMLS. In the past 8 to 9 months - many homes have never made it to the FMLS which would be an argument for higher sales than reported above. It is common in new construction for homes to not be reported to FMLS.
