The Vero Beach real estate market for homes on the mainland in January 2015 lost some of the momentum that was gained in December with fewer sales and more inventory. Sales prices are still appreciating and increased by 20% compared to the same period in 2014. However, inventory remains at higher levels than the previous 2 years which may put a break on price appreciation.
Vero Beach Real Estate Market Highlights – January 2015
Sales decreased by 33% compared to December and by 20% compared to the same time last year. In addition, inventory levels are still higher than 2014 and this fact will eventually affect price appreciation.
DATA SOURCE: MLS data as of 2/2/2015. Data believed to be accurate but not guaranteed.
The chart above shows that the inventory of available homes for sale in Vero Beach mainland has been increasing the last 5 months while sales are decreasing. The market activity and the expected strong 2015 winter season may change this trend.
Vero Beach Real Estate Market Statistics – January 2015
DATA SOURCE: MLS data as of 2/2/2015. 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.
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.
In Vero Beach mainland, we see that the list to sale price ratio (95.2%) was slightly increased, and the absorption rate, or months of inventory (7.2) indicates that we are having a more balanced market.
Vero Beach Real Estate Market Analysis – January 2015
This January, 126 homes were sold in Vero Beach mainland, 33% fewer than in December and 20% fewer than last year. The decrease in sales and increase in inventory may affect price appreciation if this trend is not reversed during the strong seasonal winter months.The chart below shows that sale prices are still appreciating.
DATA SOURCE: MLS data as of 2/2/2015. Data believed to be accurate but not guaranteed.
The median sold price for the last 30 days was $138,000 with an average DOM of 93 days.
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 Vero Beach mainland real estate market.
The chart below presents the number of homes Sold vs. Expired (failed to sell) the last 12 months and DOM of homes sold. Notice that homes up to $200,000 price ranges were sold the fastest with an average of 80 DOM.
DATA SOURCE: MLS data as of 2/2/2015. Data believed to be accurate but not guaranteed.
More homes failed to sell (expired) above $500,000 price range, than sold in Vero Beach mainland. Homes from $400,000 to $450,000 price range took the longest to sell with an average of 356 DOM. Homes may expire for many reasons such as being priced too high, inadequately marketed, in poor condition, or owner decided not to sell.
The market lost some of the momentum that was gained in December with fewer sales and more inventory. The decrease in sales is seasonal in nature and a lagging market indicator. Look at sales pending for a better indicator for market activity.
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