Absorption rate is average number of homes sold per month over a particular period of time. The months to sell is a reflection of the absorption rate, how long it will take to sell the current inventory at the said absorption rate.
This is a very interesting way to look at the market, as of today:
Average List Price $527,251 Days on the market 125
Median List Price $399,000 Days on the market 72
Price Range | Active Listings | Monthly Absorption Rate | Pending Past week | Months to sell Current Inventory | |
Up to $199,999 | 28 | 5.1 | 2 | 5.5 | |
200,000-299,999 | 131 | 30.5 | 7 | 4.3 | |
300,000-399,999 | 102 | 16.7 | 8 | 6.1 | |
400,000-499,999 | 69 | 8.7 | 1 | 7.9 | |
500,000-599,999 | 45 | 3.1 | 0 | 14.5 | |
600,000-699,999 | 34 | 2.3 | 0 | 14.8 | |
700,000-799,999 | 25 | .9 | 0 | 27.7 | |
800,000-899,999 | 15 | .9 | 0 | 16.7 | |
900,000-999,999 | 11 | 0.5 | 0 | 22 | |
1,000,000-1,999,999 | 36 | 0.8 | 0 | 45.0 | |
2,000,000+ | 6 | .1 | 0 | 60.0 | |
Totals | 502 | 69.5 | 18 | 7.2 |
It still looks like a buyers market under $400.000 as conventional wisdom goes anything less than 6 months inventory is a buyers market.