Key Indicators

The following key indicators are used throughout this report to describe market trends:

Properties that are currently listed for sale on FMLS. Additional properties may be for sale at any given time— such as for-sale by owner homes or off-market listings— but are not included in the count of “active listings” in this report if they are not in the FMLS database.

New listings are those that have been added to FMLS in a given month. They do not include active listings that were entered in previous months.

Closed sales represent homes that have sold and transactions have been finalized. This indicator tends to lag market trends slightly because properties typically close one to two months after an offer has been accepted and buyers have locked their interest rates.

Pending sales are properties that have accepted an offer from a buyer and is in the due diligence period. The sales transaction has not happened yet. This is a leading indicator because it give us insight

The sale price is the final amount paid for a home. It is measured as either an average or a median, with the average price tending to be skewed higher by the highest priced homes. It does not reflect seller concessions, such as closing costs that may have been paid.

The sale price to list price ratio (SP/LP) indicates if a home sold at (100%), above (>100%), or below (<100%) the listed asking price. The sale price to original list price ratio (SP/OLP) compares the sale price to the original asking price, as the current asking price may have reflected price changes.

Days on market (DOM) measures how long it takes from the time a home is listed until the owner signs a contract for the sale of a property. This tends to vary based on the desirability of a given property, market conditions, and season.

Months of inventory indicates how long it would likely take to sell currently listed homes, if no new inventory were added. It is measured as a ratio of active listings to homes sold. 5 to 6 months of inventory is considered a balanced market. Less than 6 months supply tends to favor sellers, and more tends to favor buyers.