November continued the trend we saw in October of strong sales volume with a 9.3% increase over November of 2023. However, we also saw supply of homes drop significantly down to 0.4 months of supply. It is not atypical to see a significant decrease in inventory during the holiday season, but this change is larger than we normally experience.
One of the reasons most people give for wanting to be a “For Sale by Owner” is they think that they can end up making more money from the sale of their home than they could if they hired a REALTOR. It’s been my experience that, for most people, it just does not work out this way
Month-over-month sales in Champaign-Urbana saw and increase of 8.1% between October and November ($181,000 in October and $195,500 in September). This follows a decline in median sales prices in Q3, which stabilized in September. Marketing times have risen significantly, at 100 days on average, and is well above the average for the prior two years
For the most recent twelve months (05/01/2023-4/30/2024) the MLS reported 1,639 sales with a median sale price of $218,500 and a reported average marketing time of 29 days. For the prior twelve months (05/01/2022-4/30/2023) the MLS reported 1,849 sales with a median sale price of $190,000 and a reported average marketing time of 30 days.
For the most recent twelve months (04/01/2023-3/31/2024) the MLS reported 1,631 sales with a median sale price of $214,000 and a reported average marketing time of 28 days. For the prior twelve months (04/01/2022-3/31/2023) the MLS reported 1,896 sales with a median sale price of $190,000 and a reported average marketing time of 31 days.
For the most recent twelve months (03/01/2023-2/29/2024) the MLS reported 1,639 sales with a median sale price of $211,000 and a reported average marketing time of 28 days. For the prior twelve months (03/01/2022-2/28/2023) the MLS reported 1,923 sales with a median sale price of $190,000 and a reported average marketing time of 32 days.
It is noteworthy that January 2024 saw an 8-year high in overall sales volume, and an increase of 63.2% over January of 2023.
This shows a decrease in the number of sales of 329 homes or -16.8%. The median sale prices saw a 9.3% increase year-over-year. There are currently 151 homes on the market with an average marketing time of 106 days. This results in a 1.1-month supply of homes in inventory, which is a significant shortage relative to historical supply demand relationships in this market. Please note that the average marketing time of active listings is significantly above the average for closed sales in the prior 12 months.