Friday, January 27th, 2012 at 6:41 AM

Potential for Squishdown

Where are the most stubborn sellers, price-wise?

NSDCC active detached listings by price range:

Actives 0-$700K $701-$1.2 $1,200,000+
# of listings
203
329
573
LP Avg $/sf
$293/sf
$364/sf
$805/sf
Avg. DOM
73
88
154

Last year there were 646 closings over $1,200,000, at an average of $541/sf, which sounds miraculous in and of itself.

But there are more listings priced OVER $1,200,000, then there are under!

Can the upper-enders hold out long enough? Will they adjust their price, and if so, when?

Reader Comments: 4 Responses

  1. 82% of the high-end listings are in LJ, DM, SB, RSF, and CV. We’re at a point where $1,200,000 is the starting point for a decent house in those areas.

    It is a stagnant market though.

  2. If the stock market keeps moving up, this stagnant condition could change.

  3. So if the $1.2 mil market performs similar to last year, we have about 11 months of inventory and the average list price is up about 50% over last years average closing price? Just when I thought we couldn’t go further down the rabbit hole….

  4. They always sell more caddys than rolls royces even though the specs are similar, they charge a lot more for the rolls (and sell fewer) because its more classy. Location location location is still a valid maxim in property.
    P.S. I understand that JTR is an ex marine, if so may I tell a US marine joke (I think you would appreciate)on this blog?

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