Houses Price Index and Sales Statistics
HPI
The House Price Index, or HPI, takes into consideration more than just the sale price, and the data is cleaned up to remove extreme outliers The final data gives a trend in the market.
The Median Sale Price
is usually chosen over the mean as it is not effected by extreme outliers. There is an equal number of sales both below and above the median sale price.
Condos Median Sale Price
Townhouses Median Sale Price
Condos Median Price Per Square Foot
Townhouses Price Per Square Foot
Days on Market
or median listing to contract days. The fewer days on market, the hotter the market tends to be. However, the longer it is taking for properties to sell, the more it leans to a buyers' market.
New Listings Volume
Sales Volume
should be read with the other data to help you to glean what is going on with the market. At times when the prices are rising and inventory is low, if sales are strong, then you could infer that the market is strong. If, however, sales volume is slowing while prices are rising, it could indicate that a shift is coming to the market.
Total inventory
shows the number of listings available compared to the listings inventory of the past few years. Generally, if prices are rising, price per square foot is rising, you could expect to see that the inventory is low. If inventory is high, then buyers have lots to choose from and prices are not usually climbing.
Condos Inventory
Sales to Active Listing Ratio
is the final piece. This shows the relationship between the total sales volume and current active listings. The higher the ratio, the stronger the market is for sellers. The lower the ratio, the better it is for buyers. Anything over approximately 0.2 is a pretty strong selling market.
