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AUTUMN 2021

RECORD SETTING SUMMER MARKET TURNS TO FALL

RECORD SETTING Summer Real Estate Market Turns to Fall Without Cooling

By Lori Anna Harrison

In unprecedented times, the real estate market in Flagstaff is at an all-time high from just about every metric we can measure. The 2021 summer season was sizzling with average price per square foot of a single-family (detached) home crossing the threshold from $292 per square foot to $307 per square foot from March to April of this year. This was a historic first foray into the $300s and it has continued to climb each month since. In August the price per square foot soared to $336 and dropped only $2 to $334 in autumn. Just to put things in perspective, the price per square foot for a single-family home in September 2020 was $271, which was $63 less than it is now.

Currently the mean (average) single-family home in Flagstaff sold for $737,916. Last year this time, it sold for $696,959, an increase of $40,957 for the same home. Even at these prices, what remains remarkable is that demand consistently exceeds supply. As of Oct. 2, there are 74 single-family homes for sale in Flagstaff.

This is less than one month of supply. A balanced market has between four to six months of supply.

During this September, 111 single family homes were

sold. The average number of single-family homes sold per month in 2021 was 100. At this rate of absorption, we would need between 400 to 600 homes available for sale in a normal market. With only 74 single-family homes for sale, we are anemically below average, thus sustaining a sellers’ market.

Taking a look at condos and townhomes in Flagstaff, the story is similar. Last September, the average price per square foot for a condo was $240 per square foot. This September it was a whopping $316 per square foot. That is an increase of $76 per square foot, which means that the same townhome costs $144,683 more this September than last. Thus, the mean price of a condo or townhome is now $492,119 versus $347,436 last year this time. As a result, affordability in Flagstaff is at an all-time low.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average hourly wage in May 2020 was $23.79 per hour in Flagstaff versus $27.07 per hour nationally.

With a mean salary of $49,483 per year, it is increasingly difficult for the average family to qualify as a first-time homebuyer.

As of today, there are 27 condos and townhomes available for sale.

During the month of September there were 35 units sold, which coincidentally is also the average number of attached units sold each month this year. At that pace the market should have between 140 and 210 attached units available, which would equal four to six months of supply.

Flagstaff is at 12% to 19% for attached product (condos and townhomes) and 16% to 25% for detached product (single family homes) availability, well

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As of today, there are 27 condos and townhomes available for sale. below where normal inventory levels should be for a balanced real estate market.

Not taking into consideration the high $2,568,189 and low $237,500 single-family home sold in September, the median detached home sold for $614,000. The median attached home sold for $460,000 during this same time period last month, with a high of $1,230,000 and low of $188,000 for condos and townhomes. During August, the median attached and detached home sold for $425,000 and $620,500 respectively. Of note, September is where we start to

see some slight differences, the condo and townhome median was higher than the month prior and singlefamily homes median was lower.

Will October data show signs of chilling? If it is anything like last year, then yes it will. But then again, nothing about 2021 Flagstaff real estate has been predictable. Stay tuned next month to find out if we will see seasonal autumn changes. Email to let us know your real estate prediction.

Lori Anna Harrison is a REALTOR® with Zion Realty, LLC. As written for Flagstaff Business News

SINGLE FAMILY HOME (DETACHED)

CONDO / TOWNHOUSE (ATTACHED)

MONTH

Sep. 2021

Sep. 2020

Sep. 2021

Sep. 2020 YOY Difference

AVG. SOLD PRICE

$737,916

$696,959 $40,957

$492,119

$347,436 $144,683

NO. UNITS SOLD

111

162

(51)

35

42 (7)

DAYS ON MARKET

78

80

(2)

65

67 (2)

SOLD PRICE / LIST PRICE

101% 100% 1%

102%

99% 3%

SOLD X SQFT

$334 $271 $63

$316

$240 $76

LOW SALE

$237,500 $255,000 ($17,500)

$188,000

$183,180 $4,820

HIGH SALE

$2,568,189

$1,230,000

$750,000 $480,000

MEDIAN SOLD PRICE

$614,000

$460,000

$331,200 $128,800

ACTIVE LISTINGS

74

27

n/a n/a

YOY Difference

$3,000,000 ($431,811) n/a

n/a

* All data from Northern Arizona Multiple Listing Service

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