Windermere Real Estate/Whidbey Island
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The information listed below is for all vacant land listings island-wide.  If you would like information on other property types, i.e. waterfront only, I will be happy to provide it upon request.


1 month

1 year

15 months

 

Mar 10

Apr 10

% Change

Apr 09

Apr 10

% Change

Feb 09

Apr 10

% Change

For Sale

427

440

3%

478

440

-7.9%

437

440

0.7%

Sold

6

8

33.3%

3

8

166.7%

4

8

100%

Pended

7

15

114.3%

5

15

200%

6

15

150%


The below graph depicts the average DOM (days on market) and the average sold to list price ratio.  In other words based on April data, sellers of vacant land might expect to receive, on average, 90% of the list price when their property sells.


1 month

1 year

15 months

 

Mar 10

Apr 10

% Change

Apr 09

Apr 10

% Change

Feb 09

Apr 10

% Change

Days on Market

111

195

75.7%

213

195

-8.5%

87

195

124.1%

Sold/List Diff. %

87

90

3.4%

90

90

0%    

88

90

2.3%


The next graph reflects the average CDOM (cumulative days on market) and the sales price to original list price ratio.  As you can see according to April sales data, sellers of vacant land received, on average, 84% of the list price when their property sold.  This tells us that the longer the property remains on the market, the less the seller might expect to receive when their property sells.  The key is to price it right at the beginning.

  

1 month

1 year

15 months

 

Mar 10

Apr 10

% Change

Apr 09

Apr 10

% Change

Feb 09

Apr 10

% Change

Avg CDOM

139

194

39.6%

208

194

-6.7%

330

194

-41.2%

Sold/Orig LP Diff. %

88

84

-4.5%

58

84

44.8%

55

84

52.7%


The following chart shows the average list price and the average sold price of vacant land listings.


  


1 month

1 year

15 months

 

Mar 10

Apr 10

% Change

Apr 09

Apr 10

% Change

Feb 09

Apr 10

% Change

Avg. Active Price

215

217

0.9%

236

217

-8.1%

242

217

-10.3%

Avg. Sold Price

115

165

43.5%

104

165

58.7%

134

165

23.1%



The following graph shows the median price of vacant land listings which have been sold in the past 15 months.  Simply stated, the median price is the price in the middle, as opposed to the "average" price which takes the selling prices of all vacant land sold, adds them together and divides the total by the number of vacant land sales.




1 month

1 year

15 months

 

Mar 10

Apr 10

% Change

Apr 09

Apr 10

% Change

Feb 09

Apr 10

% Change

Median

115

148

28.7%

70

148

111.4%

123

148

20.3%


The next graph shows Months of Inventory based on "Pended" sales, if no new listings come on the market.  We are still looking at an almost 2 1/2-year supply of vacant land listings.  If you are considering selling vacant land, you may want to wait for a better market if you can.  If you can't wait, you will want to price it right to sell in the market in which we currently find ourselves. 



1 month

1 year

15 months

 

Mar 10

Apr 10

% Change

Apr 09

Apr 10

% Change

Feb 09

Apr 10

% Change

Months of Inventory (Pended Sales)

61

29.3

-51.9%

95.6

29.3

-69.3%

72.8

29.3

-59.7%



The final graph shows Months of Inventory based on "Closed Sales" information, if no new listings come on the market.  Though the number of "Active" listings in February was only six more than January, because there was only one closed sale in February it really skews the months of inventory for that month!  Thankfully "Pending" sales have increased and the number of listings has decreased, thereby dropping the months of inventory on hand based on April's sales figures.




1 month

1 year

15 months

 

Mar 10

Apr 10

% Change

Apr 09

Apr 10

% Change

Feb 09

Apr 10

% Change

Months of Inventory (Closed Sales)

71.2

55

-22.7%

159.3

55

-65.5%

109.3

55

-49.7%



*All reports were published May 2010, based on data available at the end of April 2010.  This representation is based in whole or in part on data supplied by the NWMLS. Neither the Board nor its MLS guarantees nor is in any way responsible for its accuracy. Data maintained by the Board or its MLS may not reflect all real estate activity in the market. Report reflects activity by all brokers participating in the MLS.