Tuesday, May 31, 2016

April 2016 Market Analysis

The following information is provided as a courtesy of Land Title.  Please note that Land Title data comes from actual recorded transactions at the County Clerk and Recorder’s Office for that particular month. The information is not directly related to MLS data. The data is an unofficial tabulation of Summit County Records that are believed to be reasonably accurate.


April 2016 Highlights

Market Analysis by Area for April 2016:  April was another consistent month for real estate with 155 transactions and $89,007,327 in monetary volume. Average transaction price for all 18 reported areas: $580,244 Average residential price, $579,540 average residential and PPSF at $358, all down a bit from March 2016. 

Year to Date Market Analysis (4 months): So far, monetary volume is $305,583,877 with 541 transactions. Average transaction price: $573,353, Average residential price: $583,951 and PPSF: $362.

Market Snapshot for Years 2016 vs 2015: Pricing fluctuates a bit in April with the Average Indicators for $: Single Family +11%, Multi- Family -1% and Vacant Land -7%. Median Indicators for $: Single Family +6%, Multi- Family +0% and Vacant Land +6%.  

Market Analysis % Change YTD 2016 Data (4 months): Monetary volume ($89,007,327) in April was down -4% compared to April 2015. Number of transactions (155) was flat at +1% in April compared to April 2015. YTD 2016, monetary volume is up 5% and transactions fairly flat at +1% compared to YTD 2016. Once again, I believe this is due to lack of inventory in Summit County.

Residential Market Sales by Price Point: Residential volume in April had 136 transactions with $78,817,427 gross volume. There were 13 properties that sold for $1M and above in April. The most active price points (31) were between the $200K-$300K range this month. There were 46 Single Family, 90 Multi-Family and 9 Vacant Land transactions in April. 

Comparative Historical Cost Analysis (4 months): There were 459 residential transactions and $268,033,677 volume with 46 properties selling for a $1M and over-compared to 2015, there were 423 transactions and $232,945,600 gross volume, 43 properties at $1M and over and in 2014, there were 353 transactions with $183,799,200 gross volume, 31 properties at $1M and over. 

Average Price History by Type (4 months): Average price for residential Single Family: $951,609, Mulit- Family: $394,663 and Vacant Land: $345,903.

Top Lender Graph: There were 419 loans in April, 65% of the loans were related to sales, there were 137 REFI's and 182 loans were timeshare related. 35% of the real estate closings were cash transactions. 

Market Highlights: Please see page 10 of the Market Analysis-Higher priced sale in April (Timber Trail). There was only one bank sale in April, compared to 2 this past March.

Foreclosures: There were 4 foreclosure actions in April 2016 compared to 5 in April 2015. .

Purchaser Profile Abstract:  Upper end purchasers totaled 16 in April same as March. Our buyers for real estate transactions were the Front Range demographic at 34% of our market, 31% are local ( side note: which in part are  "retires" coming to Summit County) and 35% are out of state buyers, with 0% International. 

The full report can be viewed here: Land Title Guarantee Company April 2016 Market Analysis

As always, please feel free to contact me anytime with questions.  I look forward to hearing from you!

All the best,

Tyler MacGuire  
Broker Associate
Omni Real Estate Company
Office: 970-468-2740
Mobile: 970-409-7779    

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