February 2012 Roanoke City Real Estate Market Report

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Focus On: Roanoke City Housing Market Units Sold

Active Inventory

61

713

130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40

$89,950

81

140,000

130

130,000

120

1,000

120,000

110

110,000

100

100,000

90

90,000 80,000

80

600

70,000

70

500

60,000

700

F-10

J-11 O-11 F-12

Days On Market

1,100

800

J-10 O-10 F-11

Median Sale Price

1,200

900

F-10

February 2012

Down -6% Vs. Year Ago

J-10

O-10 F-11

J-11

O-11 F-12

60

F-10 J-10 O-10 F-11 J-11 O-11 F-12

Down -20% Vs. Year Ago

F-10

Up 1% Vs. Year Ago

J-10 O-10 F-11

J-11 O-11 F-12

No Change Vs. Year Ago

Units Sold* 140

Sold Detached

Sold Attached

Sold Condo/ Coop

120

Units Sold

The number of units sold remained stable in February, with 61 sold this month in Roanoke City. This month's total units sold was lower than at this time last year, a decrease of 6% versus February 2011.

100 80 60 40 20

Active Inventory*

0 1,200

Active Detached

Active Attached

Active Condo/ Coop

1,000 800

Active Inventory

Versus last year, the total number of homes available this month is lower by 178 units or 20%. The total number of active inventory this February was 713 compared to 891 in February 2011. This month's supply remained stable as compared to last month.

Median Sale Price 100,000 80,000 60,000

Feb-11 $89,000

Feb-12 $89,950

600 400 200 0

Median Sale Price

Last February, the median sale price for Roanoke City Homes was $89,000. This February, the median sale price was $89,950, an increase of 1% or $950 compared to last year. The current median sold price is 10% lower than in January.

40,000 20,000 0

Median sale price is the middle sale price in a given month. The same number of properties are above & below the median.

*Detached, Attached, and Condo varies by local area Multiple Listing Service (MLS) definition. For more information regarding your specific market, contact one of Long & Foster’s knowledgeable and experienced sales associates. Information included in this report is based on data supplied by RVAR and its member Association(s) of REALTORS, who are not responsible for its accuracy. Does not reflect all activity in the marketplace. Information contained in this report is deemed reliable but not guaranteed, should be independently verified, and does not constitute an opinion of RVAR or Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc.


Focus On: Roanoke City Housing Market New Listings

Current Contracts

165

89

February 2012 Sold Vs. List Price 94.8%

350

180

97%

300

160

96%

250

140

95%

200

120

150

100

100

80

50

60

F-10

J-10 O-10 F-11

20 15 10

93% 92%

5

91% 90%

0

89%

F-10

J-11 O-11 F-12

11.7

94%

40

0

Months of Supply

Down -6% Vs. Year Ago

J-10

O-10 F-11

J-11

O-11 F-12

F-10 J-10 O-10 F-11 J-11 O-11 F-12

Up 2% Vs. Year Ago

Up 2% Vs. Year Ago

F-10

J-10 O-10 F-11

J-11 O-11 F-12

Down -15% Vs. Year Ago

11.7

11.7

11.4

11.3

10.8

10.4

12.2

12.2 9.4

8.8

10.6

13.7

17.6

Months of Supply

13.7

16.6

17.3

16.7

18.5 15.9 9.1

10.9 8.5

12.6

11.0

20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0

16.1

Months Of Supply In February, there was 11.7 months of supply available in Roanoke City, compared to 13.7 in February 2011. That is a decrease of 15% versus a year ago. Months of supply is calculated by dividing current inventory by current sales. It indicates how many months would be needed to sell all of the inventory available at the current rate of demand.

New Listings & Current Contracts 350

New Listings & Current Contracts

This month there were 165 homes newly listed for sale in Roanoke City compared to 175 in February 2011, a decrease of 6%. There were 89 current contracts pending sale this February compared to 87 a year ago. The number of current contracts is 2% higher than last February.

Number of New Listings

Total Pending

300 250 200 150 100 50 0

Sale Price/ List Price & DOM 97%

Avg Sale / Avg List

Average DOM

140

96%

120

95%

100

94% 93% 92%

80 60

91%

40

90%

20

89%

0

Sale Price to List Price Ratio

In February, the average sale price in Roanoke City was 94.8% of the average list price, which is 1.9% higher than at this time last year.

Days On Market

This month, the average number of days on market was 81, which is similar compared to a year ago.

*Detached, Attached, and Condo varies by local area Multiple Listing Service (MLS) definition. For more information regarding your specific market, contact one of Long & Foster’s knowledgeable and experienced sales associates. Information included in this report is based on data supplied by RVAR and its member Association(s) of REALTORS, who are not responsible for its accuracy. Does not reflect all activity in the marketplace. Information contained in this report is deemed reliable but not guaranteed, should be independently verified, and does not constitute an opinion of RVAR or Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc.


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