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 $537,096 Days on the market 115
Median List Price $409,000 Days on the market 73
Price Range | Active Listings | Monthly Absorption Rate | Pending Past week | Months to sell Current Inventory | |
Up to $199,999 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 4.3 | |
200,000-299,999 | 136 | 28.2 | 13 | 4.8 | |
300,000-399,999 | 96 | 16.3 | 6 | 5.9 | |
400,000-499,999 | 78 | 8.1 | 3 | 9.6 | |
500,000-599,999 | 63 | 3.5 | 3 | 18 | |
600,000-699,999 | 35 | 2.5 | 1 | 14 | |
700,000-799,999 | 21 | .7 | 0 | 30 | |
800,000-899,999 | 16 | .8 | 1 | 20 | |
900,000-999,999 | 9 | 0.5 | 0 | 18 | |
1,000,000-1,999,999 | 41 | 0.6 | 0 | 68.3 | |
2,000,000+ | 7 | .1 | 0 | 70.0 | |
Totals | 527 | 67.1 | 29 | 7.9 |
It still looks like a buyers market under $400.000 as conventional wisdom goes anything less than 6 months inventory is a buyers market.