The real estate market in Vero Beach mainland in July 2014 has taken a break with fewer sales and lower prices than in June and the same time last year. The real estate market has improved in some areas but lost strength in others. However, the market is still active for homes priced below $175,000.
Although we have seen a slight reduction in the inventory, the gap between available homes for sale and actual sales remains high which has put pressure in price appreciation.
Vero Beach Real Estate Market Highlights – July 2014
Sale prices remain flat in Vero Beach mainland. The inventory has remained steady which will help future sale prices.
DATA SOURCE: MLS data as of 8/2/2014. 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 decreasing the last 3 months. Total home sales decreased by 13.5% compared to last year and 12.5% to last month .
Vero Beach Real Estate Market Statistics – July 2014
DATA SOURCE: MLS data as of 8/2/2014. 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.
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 (95.1%) is steady, the absorption rate, or months of inventory (5.1) indicates that the we are back to a seller’s market in some areas and price points.
Vero Beach Real Estate Market Analysis – July 2014
This July 2014, 161 homes were sold in Vero Beach mainland, 13.5% fewer than last year and 12.5% than last month. The decrease in sales is a sign that demand for homes on the mainland is not as strong as last year probably due to renewed interest on homes on the barrier island.
DATA SOURCE: MLS data as of 8/2/2014. Data believed to be accurate but not guaranteed.
The chart below shows that ,strong>sale prices are flat and slightly decreasing compared to a year ago (a 6.8% decrease).
The median sold price for the last 30 days was $154,000 with an average DOM of 87 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 in $125,000 to $150,000 price range were sold the fastest with an average of 80 DOM.
DATA SOURCE: MLS data as of 8/2/2014. 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 above $500,000 price range took the longest to sell with an average of 252 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 in Vero Beach mainland is still active but sales and sale prices are flat..
The increase in inventory, the lack of investor appetite and buyers’ interest for homes on the barrier island may have affected sales. We will monitor the market activity during the summer doldrums for clues on market’s strength and will notify our clients.
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