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Larry Yerkes -Associate Broker, Southeastern PA Real Estate Services

Delaware County Year-to-Month Residential Sales Statistics - Through May 2008

When looking at the year-to-month actual statistics (using the most recently completed month of May vs. March and January) for Delaware County, the results for residential homes on the market, sold, average price and days for sale before close is charted as follows:

Yr Ending

Units Listed

Units Sold

% Sold

Sold Avg.

Avg.
 Dom

05/2008 11242 6184 55 $264,187 61
03/2008 11672 6450 55 $268,050 59

01/2008

11735

6666

57

$268,304

66

See previous article for prior year 01/200X year-to-date comparison.

This shows that while the trend is still downward, it is slowing and hopefully will soon start to level and even reverse direction.

The current inventory is 3345, with an average monthly Sold of 515, yielding a backlog of 6 months to sell off the inventory at current rates of sale.


Copyright 2008 by Lawrence Yerkes. All Rights Reserved.

Chester County Year-to-Month Residential Sales Statistics - Through May 2008

When looking at the year-to-month actual statistics (using the most recently completed month of May vs. March and January) for Chester County, the results for residential homes on the market, sold, average price and days for sale before close is charted as follows:

Yr Ending

Units Listed

Units Sold

% Sold

Sold Avg.

Avg.
 Dom

05/2008 11222 5390  48 $378,395 71
03/2008 11540 5556 48 $380,116 70

01/2008

11581

5776

50

$379,938

69

See previous article for prior year 01/200X year-to-date comparison.

This shows that while the trend is still downward, it is slowing and hopefully will soon start to level and even reverse direction.

The current inventory is 4073, with an average monthly Sold of 414, yielding a backlog of 9 months to sell off the inventory at current rates of sale.


Copyright 2008 by Lawrence Yerkes. All Rights Reserved.

Philadelphia County Year-to-Month Residential Sales Statistics - Through May 2008

When looking at the year-to-month actual statistics (using the most recently completed month of May vs. March and January) for Philadelphia County, the results for residential homes on the market, sold, average price and days for sale before close is charted as follows:

Yr Ending

Units Listed

Units Sold

% Sold

Sold Avg.

Avg.
 Dom

05/2008 32744  14426 44 $187,670  67
03/2008 33668 14902 44 $187,302 65

01/2008

34270

15498

45

$186,359

71

See previous article for prior year 01/200X year-to-date comparison.

This shows that the overall trend is still slightly mixed and and appears to be bottoming -- in some categories showing some improvement so that eventually it will be tending back upward.

The current Philadelphia County inventory is 9493, with an average monthly Sold of 1094, yielding a backlog of 8 months to sell off the inventory at current rates of sale.


Copyright 2008 by Lawrence Yerkes. All Rights Reserved.

Chester County Year-to-Month Residential Sales Statistics

When looking at the year-to-month actual statistics (using the most recently completed month of March vs. January) for Chester County, the results for residential homes on the market, sold, average price and days for sale before close is charted as follows:

Yr Ending

Units Listed

Units Sold

% Sold

Sold Avg.

Avg.
 Dom

03/200811540555648$380,11670

01/2008

11581

5776

50

$379,938

69

See previous article for prior year 01/200X year-to-date comparison.

This shows that while the trend is still downward, it is slowing and hopefully will soon start to level and even reverse direction.

The current inventory is 3925, with an average monthly Sold of 428, yielding a backlog of 9 months to sell off the inventory at current rates of sale.


Copyright 2008 by Lawrence Yerkes. All Rights Reserved.

Delaware County Year-to-Month Residential Sales Statistics

When looking at the year-to-month actual statistics (using the most recently completed month of March vs. January) for Delaware County, the results for residential homes on the market, sold, average price and days for sale before close is charted as follows:

Yr Ending

Units Listed

Units Sold

% Sold

Sold Avg.

Avg.
 Dom

03/200811672645055$268,05059

01/2008

11735

6666

57

$268,304

66

See previous article for prior year 01/200X year-to-date comparison.

This shows that while the trend is still downward, it is slowing and hopefully will soon start to level and even reverse direction.

The current inventory is 3316, with an average monthly Sold of 497, yielding a backlog of 6 months to sell off the inventory at current rates of sale.


Copyright 2008 by Lawrence Yerkes. All Rights Reserved.