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The lack of homes for sale, down 11.9 percent year over year, continued to constrain sales, which declined 3.7 percent. The number of homes newly listed for sale in March fell 5.6 percent compared to a year ago.
"The Easter holiday fell early this year, which may have played a role in the decline in new March listings. Sellers are slow to list this year and we aren't seeing enough new construction homes to fill the gap," said Redfin chief economist
Though seller enthusiasm is waning, buyer demand is strong, making for a highly competitive market. The typical home went under contract in 43 days, eight days faster than a year earlier and faster than any March on record. Among homes that sold last month, 23.9 percent sold above their list price, up from 22.3 percent last March. One in five (20.5%) homes that sold in March went under contract within two weeks of their debut, compared to 18.4 percent last year.
Market Summary |
March 2018 |
Month-Over-Month |
Year-Over-Year |
Median sale price |
$297,200 |
4.4% |
8.9% |
Homes sold |
230,300 |
34.5% |
-3.7% |
New listings |
326,100 |
26.3% |
-5.6% |
All Homes for sale |
636,800 |
2.2% |
-11.9% |
Median days on market |
43 |
-10 |
-8 |
Months of supply |
2.8 |
-0.8 |
-0.2 |
Sold above list |
23.9% |
2.8% |
1.7% |
Median Off-Market Redfin Estimate |
$281,300 |
-0.8% |
6.1% |
Average Sale-to-list |
98.6% |
0.8% |
0.6% |
Strong price growth was not limited to hot coastal markets like
Inventory declined in 65 of the 73 most populous metros Redfin tracks in the full report. In 48 of those metros, inventory fell more than 10 percent compared to last year.
Other March Highlights
Competition
Denver, CO andSeattle, WA were the fastest markets, with half of all homes pending sale in just 7 days.San Jose, CA was the next fastest market with 9 median days on market, followed byOakland, CA (12) andSacramento, CA (13).- The most competitive market in March was
San Jose, CA where 83.2% of homes sold above list price, followed by 76.1% inSan Francisco, CA , 75.2% inOakland, CA , 59.8% inSeattle, WA , and 50.7% inTacoma, WA.
Prices
San Jose, CA had the nation's highest price growth, rising 32.3% since last year to$1,263,500 .Allentown, PA had the second highest growth at 21.8% year-over-year price growth, followed byDetroit, MI (20.6%),San Francisco, CA (16.7%), andLas Vegas, NV (16.5%).- No metros saw price declines in March.
Sales
Detroit, MI saw the largest decline in sales since last year, falling 18.7%. Home sales inRochester, NY andBuffalo, NY declined by 14.6% and 13.1%, respectively.- 2 out of 73 metros saw sales surge by double digits from last year.
Milwaukee, WI led the nation in year-over-year sales growth, up 15.1%, followed byAlbany, NY , up 10.3%.Allentown, PA rounded out the top three with sales up 6.1% from a year ago.
Inventory
- Inventory declined in 65 of the 73 metros Redfin tracks. In 48 of those metros, inventory fell by more than 10% compared to last year.
Rochester, NY had the largest decrease in overall inventory, falling 42.6% since last March.Buffalo, NY (-42.4%),San Jose, CA (-41.5%), andIndianapolis, IN (-31.9%) also saw far fewer homes available on the market than a year ago.Baton Rouge, LA had the highest increase in the number of homes for sale, up 26.6% year over year, followed byWashington, DC (11.8%) andAllentown, PA (11.4%).
Pricing Strategy
- To see trends in sellers' pricing strategies, we compare the list price to the Redfin Estimate, Redfin's automated home-value estimate with the industry's lowest published error rate for listed homes.
- The median list price-to-Redfin Estimate ratio was 93.5% in
San Francisco, CA , the lowest of any market. This indicates sellers may be underpricing their homes to create a bidding war, as the typical home for sale in March was listed at a price 93.5% below its estimated value. Only 7.6% of homes inSan Francisco, CA were listed for more than their Redfin Estimate. - Conversely, the median list price-to-Redfin Estimate ratio was 102.5% in
Miami, FL and 102.2% inWest Palm Beach, FL , which means sellers are listing their homes for more than the estimated value in those metro areas. InMiami, FL , 84.3% of homes were listed above their Redfin Estimate, the highest percentage of any metro.
To read the full report, complete with data and charts, please visit the following link: https://www.redfin.com/blog/2018/04/market-tracker-march-2018.html
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