Brenda's Tucson Housing Market Report
September 2015
Last of Summer Winding Down
Last couple of weeks of Pool Time, Market gearing up
Average Days On Market = 63 ~ Sales Price as a % of List Price = 96.89%
Market Activity: The hot market continues, August is the 6th consecutive month where unit sales exceeded the same period the prior year! This summer was stronger than summer of 2014.
Listing inventory has been dropping for the last 6 months, however, there's new listings every day so plenty of great homes to take a look at. If you're a buyer, now is a great time to buy before prices start heading up into our fall selling season. Buyers, If you want a quick real estate tour, Contact us, we'd love to show you around!
If you're a seller, this is a great time to sell! The market's been hot all summer and Homes are selling at a faster pace than last year. Treat every showing as serious and make your home sparkle! Sellers, If you want a top notch agent to list your home, Contact us, we'd love to help you sell your home!
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Key prior month statistics from the Tucson Association of Realtor’s September 2015 Report show:
Total Tucson Homes Sold: 1,276, Increased 10.19% from August of 2014. Decreased 13.20% from last month.
Total Tucson Homes Under Contract: 1,846, Increased 11.54% from August of 2014. Decreased 6.72% from last month.
Tucson Median Sale Price: $173,250, Up 6.29% from August of 2014.
Oro Valley Median Sales Price: $280,000, Up 8% from August of 2014.
Catalina Foothills Median Sales Price: $352,250, Up 8% from August of 2014.
Total Tucson Active Listings: 4,758, Down 7.70% from 5,155 in August of 2014.
Northwest Tucson Active Listings: 1,270, Down 59 units from last month.
Catalina Foothills Active Listings: 579, Up 13 units from last month.
Total Tucson New Listings: 2,011, Down from 2,024 New Listings in August of 2014.
Northwest Tucson New Listings: 503, Up 37 units from last month.
Catalina Foothills New Listings: 197 Up 23 units from last month.
Some quick conclusions we can draw from these Tucson home sales statistics are:
Positive Market Indicators this month: Total Unit sales were up year over year. Average Sales Price was up year over year. Median sales price was up year over year. Total Sales Volume was up 13.40% year over year.
Negative Market Indicators this month: None, Market remains unusually strong as we begin our annual transition from the summer market to the fall/winter market.
Market Outlook: We had a stronger than usual Summer Season. This strong momentum appears to be carrying forward into the beginning of our Fall selling season. We expect this Fall to be stronger than last year.
The National Economy continues to slowly improve, Almost all economic data points continue to slowly grind upward continuing to support improving real estate markets across the nation.
The Tucson Market Reports below will give you a detailed look inside the current Tucson Housing Market.