The Vero Beach real estate market report for December shows that was a pickup in market activity with higher sale prices compared to last month and last year. The demand has remained steady for lower priced homes but demand has increased for homes priced above $600K. However, there are still price points where the demand is greater that the supply, and a seller’s market.
The following sections provide a detail view of the Vero Beach real estate market on the Barrier Island (zip code 32963) for single family homes.
Vero Beach Real Estate Market Highlights
Total home sales for December 2013 were slightly higher than last month but lower than the same time last year. Average sale prices jumped in December and were 28% higher than last year indicating increased appetite for higher priced homes. However, we are still in a buyer’s market for single family homes on the barrier island in Vero Beach.
DATA SOURCE: MLS data as of 1/2/2014. Data believed to be accurate but not guaranteed.
We can see from the chart above that the inventory is increasing the last 4 months indicating that more sellers have taken advantage of the recent market activity and have decided to enter the market. The number of homes sold the last 3 months has remained steady, but demand is still lower than the supply.
Vero Beach Real Estate Market Statistics
DATA SOURCE: MLS data as of 1/2/2014. Data believed to be accurate but not guaranteed.
Notes: (1) This is the average of all 12 months of inventory, (2) This is the average of all 12 months of List Price to Sale Price Ratio & (3) This is the average DOM in 12 month period.
Vero Beach real estate market report shows that the List (asking price) to Sale Price ratio is a useful statistic that shows the strength of a particular real estate market. The closer the sale price to list or asking price, the stronger the market is.
The real estate market for single family homes on the barrier island In Vero Beach shows a list to sale ratio of 90.2% , indicating that homes are priced closer to the market and the buyers are willing to make offers closer to the asking price.
Vero Beach Real Estate Market Analysis
In December 30 single family homes were sold on the island in Vero Beach, a 25% increase from the previous month, but fewer homes sold than the same period in 2012. The market has changed and is entering a stabilization period with slight price appreciation. The market activity in the 1st quarter of 2014 will determine the strength of the real estate market for single family homes on the barrier island.
Median of sale prices jumped by 28.5% from the same period last year and were 32.8% higher from November. The jump in sale prices is contributed to increase in sales of higher-end homes (see the chart below).
DATA SOURCE: MLS data as of 1/2/2014. Data believed to be accurate but not guaranteed.
A Price Range analysis of homes sold versus homes that failed to sell (expired) and the days these homes were on the market (DOM) provides a useful statistic for the overall health of the real estate market on the barrier island (zip code 32963) in Vero Beach. The Vero Beach real estate market chart below presents the number of single family homes Sold vs. Expired (failed to sell) the last 12 months and DOM of homes sold.
DATA SOURCE: MLS data as of 1/2/2014. Data believed to be accurate but not guaranteed.
Notice that homes below $200,000 and in the $400,000 to $450,000 price range were sold the fastest with an average of 52 and 96 DOM respectively.
More Vero Beach single family homes failed to sell (expired) than sold above $700,000 price range. Homes above $2 Million took the longest to sell with an average of 314 DOM. Homes may expire for many reasons such as being priced too high, inadequately marketed, or owner decided not to sell.
The market has changed and is entering a stabilization period with slight price appreciation. The market activity in the 1st quarter of 2014 will determine the strength of the real estate market for single family homes on the barrier island. Subscribe to the detailed market report below to see the hottest markets and price points.
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