YEAR-END OKANOGAN VALLEY REAL ESTATE / MARKET REPORT

R E A L E S TAT E

The Market Report Persistent demand and lean supply drove

prices upward in 2017. The total number of transactions increased by 11%, and

median prices of single family homes

increased by 15%. The Omak community had the most home sales in 2017 representing over 30% of total homes sold. Properties in the $0 to $100,000 price range were the most

popular representing

nearly 43% of total transactions.

Active listings declined -9% compared to last year which caused an even more competitive environment for buyers. With

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113 properties under contract in 2018, the start to the new year is expected to follow much of the same pattern of 2017.

Windermere Real Estate/Omak-Okanogan represented 113 transactions, representing 26% of the sales in 2017. Let us represent you!

COVER PHOTO

By Photographer Eli Smith, Riverside, WA Tiffany Mountain North of Omak, WA

*The statistics used in this report are from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS). *This report does not go into detail on every segment of the market, but is intended to offer an overview of general market conditions. *All statistics are supplied by sources that have been deemed reliable but are not guaranteed. *Statistics are cumulative.

2017 YEAR-END

MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

HIGHEST HOME SALE

$525,000 LOWEST HOME SALE

$21,000 6%

AVERAGE HOME SALE PRICE

-9%

DECREASE IN INVENTORY

438

136

VACANT LAND TRANSACTIONS

295

TRANSACTIONS 2017

SINGLE FAMILY TRANSACTIONS

173

AVG DAYS ON MARKET

OVERALL MARKET 2017 was a big year for the Okanogan Valley real estate market. The Northwest Multiple Listing Service reported $61,054,185 in total sales during 2017, a 17% increase in the prior year’s total dollar volume of $52,383,219 (2016). Overall there were 438 transactions in 2017, compared to 396 in 2016, an 11% increase. The total number of transactions between $100k-$200k increased 11% and properties sold at an average of 173 days on market (26 days faster), compared to 199 days on market in 2016.

SINGLE FAMILY

3%

MEDIAN HOME SALE PRICE

17%

TOTAL DOLLAR VOLUME

11%

TOTAL TRANSACTIONS

Measured by dollars, last year’s sales of single family homes were valued at nearly $52 million. Compared to 2016, that dollar volume represents a gain of nearly 16%. Last year’s completed sales included 295 single family homes. The areawide median price for last year’s sales of single family homes was $155,000, improving on the previous year’s figure of $150,000 in 2016, (up 3%). The average single family sales price increased 6% to $175,860. The majority of single family home transactions were in the $100,000-$200,000 price range, (about 46%). The area with the most single family home transactions was Omak, and the average sale price for this area was $160,389. The shortage of inventory varied greatly by area and price range. Single family inventory decreased -9% compared to a year ago.

VACANT LAND Vacant land sales increased in the Okanogan Valley in 2017. The MLS reported $6,732,400 in closed sales during 2017 increasing from the prior year’s volume of $5,027,400, for a total increase of nearly 34%. Total vacant land sales consisted of 136 transactions, an increase from 120 sales in 2016. Sales consisted of 88 sales $0 - $50,000, 36 sales $50,000 $100,000, 10 sales $100,000 - $200,000, and 2 sales $200,000 - $400,000. The average days on market was 226 days, compared to 291 days in 2016, representing a 22% decrease of days on market. The area with the most vacant land sales was Oroville, and the average price for this area was $56,464.

LUXURY PROPERTIES The luxury segment of the market surged during this past year with an increase in the number of luxury transactions. There were 9 single family home sales priced at $400,000 or more, up 80% from the 2016 total of 5 luxury sales. Luxury inventory decreased significantly about -14%.

SELLERS

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