The Barnegat housing market has continued to have absorption rate neutrality as median sales price of homes continue to rise and homes are selling at about the same pace.
In the Barnegat real estate market, conditions are neutral due to the large increase in available homes for sale compared to this time last year. May 2018 found an increase of new listings, an increase in active listings and an increase of pending (under contract) listings for all residential real estate in Barnegat, according to information obtained from the Monmouth Ocean Regional Multiple Listing Service (MORMLS).
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Barnegat Housing Market Update: Year to Date in Comparison to Last Year:
· Absorption Rate: 7.42 Months (shows how long current inventory of properties would last at current rate of sales.)
· Median List Price: Up 11.64%
· Median Sale Price: Up 20.67%
· Median Days on Market: Up 5.00% (number of days on market before property sells)
· Sold Listings: Up 36.4%
· Pending Listings: Up 43%
· Active Listings: Up 32.7% (many more houses currently on the market than last year)
· New Listings: Up 29.1% (more homes are coming on the market)
Bottom Line: The above statistics, especially the absorption rate, point to a “neutral market,” with caveats; Sold listings are up so far this year, and pending (homes that have sold, but have not closed yet) are up significantly. Though the number of homes for sale has increased considerably, a lot of those homes are in the new “adult” communities. The median sale price is also up quite significantly, which indicates a sellers market, regardless of the amount of homes that have recently been introduced to the market.
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