Vancouver WA Real Estate Market Report November 2015

Resale Home Inventory Shrinks Again in November 2015 for Vancouver WA !

Pressure on Sales-prices continued as the available supply of resale (pre-owned) homes shrinks to an extremely low level for Vancouver WA in November 2015.  Key elements to review for this past month:

• 308 Resale Homes were sold in November 2015, which is 15 (5.1%) more homes than had sold in November 2014.
   
• The Price Trend Lines show the 3-Month Moving Average reversing direction and trending upward again! - now up 10.92% over the prior year at $271,893; and the 12-Month Moving Average up 9.13%, and now at $263,610.
    
• Short Sale /Pre-Foreclosure property sales were 7 units (2.27% of total); up 1 unit from last month; and a big decrease when compared to 17 (5.8% of total) in November of 2014.
  
• REO/Bank Owned home sales were 13 units (4.2% of total); similar to last month but a nice decrease when compared to 31 (10.6% of total) in November of 2014.
   
• Available Inventory for Resale Homes at the end of November has been reduced again and is now at 1.3 Months from 1.5 last month!

This local real estate market is still very much in the extreme end of the Seller's Market spectrum; as the nation-wide available inventory for resale homes is at 4.8 months (slightly into a seller's market) while Vancouver WA is currently at 1.3 months!  With our market in such an out-of-balance condition, the typical seasonal "decrease" in the average sales price is under severe pressure!

The charts below show how far Vancouver's market for Existing Homes has improved since 2009.  

Vancouver WA Resale Home Sales - Units Sold Trend November 2015

The above chart for Units-Sold clearly show the increased level of activity for the past 12+ months.  The seasonal pattern is still evident in the 3-month line however, the turning-points have been much higher than in previous years.  For the year-to-date volume we are 738 homes (19.9%) above 2014's volume!   

Continuing with the chart below, one of the not-so-surprising results of the low inventory is slight up-tick for the short-term average sales price - which would typically be trending downward at this time of the year.  The long-term trend line is continuing upward at about the same rate of increase (positive slope) that it has show for the past three years.

Vancouver WA Resale Home Sales - Average Sales Price Trend

58 properties (18.8%) closed at $200,000 or less when sold; with 97 (31.5%) sold that were priced $200,000 to $250,000. In comparison with the 2014 measurement, 62.8% of the November sales were at $250k or below; while this November that reading is now at 50.3%.

Finally, we have three charts (below) from the Regional Multiple Listing Service showing the recent real estate market action for Unit Sales, Average & Median Prices; and Days on Market:

Vancouver Resale Home Sales Inventory & Days on Market Trends

The string of seven (7) straight months has been broken where the Median Days on Market were less than 20 days; although the November results show a much quicker turn-around in market times than what we would expect to see for November.

Thank you for viewing our report, and please contact us with any questions, comments or requests for assistance.

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This report and custom charts (prepared by John Slocum Realtor®, our resident statistician) are based on home sales posted in the Vancouver MLS system (RMLS), excluding sales of mobile home; and shows the purchase activity since 2009; charting the 3 month Moving average number of sales, and the 12 month Moving average.  This "smoothing" of the trend-data helps illustrate the short-term and longer term trends in Vancouver WA's real estate market.

Disclaimer: as with any real estate statistics, we do our best to provide the best representation at the time the data was acquired.  We deem the data and reports reliable but not guaranteed.

Battle Ground WA Real Estate Market Report October 2015

Seasonal Slowdown has Commenced for Real Estate in Battle Ground in October 2015!

Located just north of Vancouver we have  Battle Ground WA Home Sales turning in very good results in 2015; although it is now showing signs of the typical slowing at this time of the year. These are some of the key points for October 2015:

• The 3-Month Moving Average for Average Sales-Price has made an atypical turn upwards, and for the year is up 6.76% from the previous year; while the 12-Month Moving Average meandered and is now only 2.17% higher than at the same time in 2014.
   
• The Inventory level for Resale Homes declined again and is at 1.8 Months (2.7 in May '15) - Clearly a "Seller's Market"
   
• Approximately 53 Resale Homes closed in October 2015, compared to 58 Sold in October 2014; a decrease of 5 homes or, -8.6%.
   
• REO/Bank Owned property sales were 2 units (3.8% of total); compared to 5 (8.6%) in October 2014. 
   
• Short Sale /Pre-Foreclosure property sales were 1 unit (1.9% of total); compared to 3 (5.2%) in 2014.
  

Battle Ground is a smaller but growing market area in Clark County WA, and growing so much that the available inventory keeps shrinking each month!  As with smaller markets, the charts we prepare and discuss will likely possess greater variability or, show trends that aren't as smooth as a larger market, such as Vancouver WA.  Never the less, the evidence of short term and longer term trends will be clearly evident in our charts below.

This first chart is showing the number of Homes/Units Sold (Excludes New Construction), with the short term trend line (in Red) calculating the 3-Month Moving Average; and the long term trend line (Blue line) showing the 12-month Moving Average.

Battle Ground Resale Home Sales - Units Sold Trend October 2015

Battle Ground is performing similar to Clark County this year with a moderately strong increase for Unit-Sales volume, as the above chart clearly shows. Slightly different this month however, is that the sales volume is showing a slight upward tick, as we know home buyers are still very much active in this popular market area.

Curiously, the "Slope" of the trend line for Long Average Home Prices (chart below) had become much more "horizontal" or flatter; yet at this generally slower time of the year the price indicators are moving upward.  We see this as another confirmation that Battle Ground's popularity is as strong, if not stronger than ever.. 

Battle Ground Resale Home Sales - Avg Sales Price Trend October 2015

The additional charts provided below are from RMLS for Battle Ground WA:

Battle Ground Resale Home Sales Inventory & Days on Market Oct. 2015

With October's mini-surge in home sales, some interesting items to point out appear in the above graphs.  Thu unit-sales chart shows that the month of October closed more transactions than July or May!

The second chart shows that the Average transaction price exceeded the average price for new listings coming onto the market.  However, for this item the closed sales are still less than the prior month's average listing price.

Finally, the apparently dramatic increase in the Average Days on Market, and the Median Days on Market likely indicate that with such a shortage of inventory, even the "over-priced" listings are seeing action!

Thank you for reviewing this Battle Ground market report, and please send us any questions you may have!

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The Battle Ground Washington Real Estate charts in this report (prepared by Realtor® John Slocum, our resident statistician) are based on home sales recorded in the Battle Ground  MLS system (RMLS), excluding sales of mobile home; and shows the purchase activity since 2009; charting the 3 month Moving average number of sales, and the 12 month Moving average.  This "smoothing" of the trend-data helps illustrate the short-term and longer term trends in the Battle Ground WA real estate market.

Disclaimer: as with any real estate statistics, we do our best to provide the best representation at the time the data was acquired.  We deem the data and reports reliable but not guaranteed.

Vancouver WA Condo Market Report October 2015

Vancouver WA Condo Market with Brisk Sales in October 2015!

 Condos and Townhomes for sale in Vancouver WA (aka Apartments-to-Own) are now facing an extreme shortage of available units to view!  Here are the highlights for October 2015:

• Condo Average Sales Prices are moving in a seasonal downward direction, with the 3-Month Moving Average now at $192,696 closing down 4.35% over the prior October; and the 12-Month Moving Average closed up 5.72% from the prior year;
     
• 51 Resale Condos were sold in October, which is about 7 (-12.1%) Fewer condos than in October 2014;
   
• REO/Bank Owned Condo sales were 1 units (2.0% of total); down from 2 (3.4% of total) in October 2014.
   
• Short Sale /Pre-Foreclosure property sales were 0 unit (0.0% of total); compared to 3 (5.2% of total) in October 2014.

Attached-Homes + Condos have performed a bit more strongly than Vancouver WA (SFR Homes so far in 2015.  In fact, the available supply of Condos readily available to sell has slipped again to 1.4 months; and for October the Average Days on Market was less than 20; with the Median Days at about 10!

Please continue with the Custom Condo Charts shown below for more of the story! 

Vancouver WA Resale Condo Sales - Units Sold Trend September 2015

We continue to see the relatively steep decline in the short term trend-line for units-sold, while the long term trend-line's slope is now only a moderate rise - especially when compared to the steeper rise during 2014.  We believe one plausible explanation for the moderating increase in unit-sales is this segment of the Vancouver real estate market has fully recovered; and there are now only so many pre-owned condos that are going to be available for sale.

Average Condo Sales-Prices for this month are trending downwards, which may in large part be due to fewer of the Luxury Condos selling this year when compared to last year.  Again, the Vancouver market for this type of home is relatively small such that greater variability should be expected in the results for this segment.  Thus, the reality for most price-segments is that prices are still firm to increasing.

Vancouver WA Resale Condo Sales - Average Sales Price Trend

The RMLS chats below show the most recent twelve (12) months of condo market action - through October 2015, for Unit Sales, Average & Median Prices; and Days on Market:

Vancouver Condo Sales Inventory & Days on Market Trends

October's results are shown in different elements with these final three charts. We have now had six (6) months with the Median Days on Market at the sub-20 mark. This month's results are astonishing however, with the Average Days on the Market hitting 20!

We hope you found this report on the Vancouver WA Condo Market to be helpful in your process to sell or buy in this market time.  Please contact us with any questions or comments; and to let us know how we can be of assistance!

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The statistical charts for Vancouver WA Condos in this report (prepared by Vancouver WA Condo Realtor® John Slocum, our resident statistician) are based on condo sales recorded in the Vancouver MLS system (RMLS), excluding sales of newly constructed condos; and shows the purchase activity since 2009; charting the 3 month Moving average number of sales, and the 12 month Moving average.  The "smoothing" of the relatively sparse-data helps to better illustrate the short-term and longer term trends in Vancouver's Condominium market.

Disclaimer: as with all real estate statistics, we do our best to provide the best representation at the time the data was acquired.  We deem the data and reports reliable but not guaranteed.