
The Big Standoff continued this week.
Sellers are confident about their pricing, and refuse to budge much – and buyers are being very patient.
There were 55 new NSDCC listings in the last week, and NONE of them have been marked pending yet!

Pricing in the higher-end market looks troubling, but it’s mostly due to the additional homes for sale.
On January 31st, the 3rd quartile was $9,922,500, and today it’s $5,500,000 which is a 45% drop! There were 102 active listings priced over $4,000,000 back then, and now it’s grown to 164, which is a 60% increase. More sellers are pushing into the higher ranges!
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The $0 – $1,500,000 Market:
Date |
NSDCC Active Listings |
Avg. LP/sf |
Avg. DOM |
# of Pendings |
Jan 3, 2022 |
9 |
$832/sf |
35 |
36 |
Jan 10 |
9 |
$766/sf |
28 |
29 |
Jan 17 |
13 |
$773/sf |
26 |
27 |
Jan 24 |
9 |
$818/sf |
15 |
29 |
Jan 31 |
14 |
$752/sf |
14 |
31 |
Feb 7 |
13 |
$774/sf |
12 |
32 |
Feb 14 |
11 |
$826/sf |
12 |
35 |
Feb 21 |
7 |
$889/sf |
17 |
38 |
Feb 28 |
12 |
$888/sf |
17 |
33 |
Mar 7 |
9 |
$1,017/sf |
21 |
33 |
Mar 14 |
14 |
$847/sf |
18 |
31 |
Mar 21 |
8 |
$912/sf |
26 |
36 |
Mar 28 |
10 |
$914/sf |
25 |
28 |
Apr 4 |
10 |
$782/sf |
33 |
34 |
Apr 11 |
19 |
$733/sf |
21 |
36 |
Apr 18 |
16 |
$795/sf |
28 |
34 |
Apr 25 |
18 |
$891/sf |
27 |
30 |
May 2 |
22 |
$822/sf |
23 |
31 |
May 9 |
24 |
$887/sf |
17 |
46 |
May 16 |
25 |
$783/sf |
22 |
25 |
May 23 |
29 |
$782/sf |
23 |
29 |
May 30 |
30 |
$782/sf |
24 |
28 |
Jun 6 |
34 |
$763/sf |
25 |
28 |
Jun 13 |
33 |
$802/sf |
29 |
29 |
Jun 20 |
48 |
$774/sf |
28 |
22 |
Jun 27 |
43 |
$755/sf |
32 |
22 |
Jul 4 |
49 |
$757/sf |
33 |
23 |
Jul 11 |
56 |
$757/sf |
35 |
22 |
The $1,500,000 – $2,000,000 Market:
Date |
NSDCC Active Listings |
Avg. LP/sf |
Avg. DOM |
# of Pendings |
Jan 3, 2022 |
8 |
$842/sf |
52 |
36 |
Jan 10 |
13 |
$751/sf |
28 |
29 |
Jan 17 |
16 |
$736/sf |
33 |
27 |
Jan 24 |
16 |
$801/sf |
17 |
27 |
Jan 31 |
15 |
$696/sf |
14 |
34 |
Feb 7 |
15 |
$765/sf |
17 |
34 |
Feb 14 |
10 |
$726/sf |
19 |
38 |
Feb 21 |
19 |
$715/sf |
15 |
39 |
Feb 28 |
9 |
$660/sf |
12 |
46 |
Mar 7 |
16 |
$789/sf |
15 |
46 |
Mar 14 |
17 |
$837/sf |
8 |
44 |
Mar 21 |
18 |
$867/sf |
11 |
43 |
Mar 28 |
14 |
$838/sf |
15 |
48 |
Apr 4 |
18 |
$762/sf |
25 |
42 |
Apr 11 |
23 |
$774/sf |
15 |
39 |
Apr 18 |
22 |
$792/sf |
17 |
41 |
Apr 25 |
18 |
$810/sf |
20 |
41 |
May 2 |
27 |
$809/sf |
17 |
37 |
May 9 |
33 |
$837/sf |
17 |
46 |
May 16 |
39 |
$793/sf |
19 |
44 |
May 23 |
43 |
$793/sf |
22 |
44 |
May 30 |
36 |
$843/sf |
23 |
36 |
Jun 6 |
43 |
$817/sf |
23 |
41 |
Jun 13 |
49 |
$845/sf |
24 |
42 |
Jun 20 |
57 |
$817/sf |
24 |
41 |
Jun 27 |
75 |
$807/sf |
24 |
35 |
Jul 4 |
70 |
$827/sf |
27 |
33 |
Jul 11 |
71 |
$812/sf |
30 |
38 |
The $2,000,000 – $3,000,000 Market:
Date |
NSDCC Active Listings |
Avg. LP/sf |
Avg. DOM |
# of Pendings |
Jan 3, 2022 |
18 |
$1,080/sf |
127 |
43 |
Jan 10 |
23 |
$1,038/sf |
85 |
37 |
Jan 17 |
26 |
$1,044/sf |
80 |
41 |
Jan 24 |
28 |
$1,015/sf |
37 |
42 |
Jan 31 |
22 |
$949/sf |
38 |
47 |
Feb 7 |
26 |
$919/sf |
29 |
42 |
Feb 14 |
22 |
$997/sf |
37 |
49 |
Feb 21 |
21 |
$966/sf |
33 |
54 |
Feb 28 |
26 |
$905/sf |
32 |
57 |
Mar 7 |
29 |
$922/sf |
28 |
57 |
Mar 14 |
20 |
$852/sf |
26 |
58 |
Mar 21 |
17 |
$928/sf |
26 |
60 |
Mar 28 |
34 |
$927/sf |
12 |
65 |
Apr 4 |
32 |
$927/sf |
20 |
69 |
Apr 11 |
44 |
$910/sf |
17 |
62 |
Apr 18 |
48 |
$997/sf |
19 |
66 |
Apr 25 |
42 |
$1,092/sf |
18 |
73 |
May 2 |
54 |
$995/sf |
19 |
70 |
May 9 |
61 |
$910/sf |
20 |
73 |
May 16 |
64 |
$977/sf |
22 |
69 |
May 23 |
82 |
$953/sf |
25 |
59 |
May 30 |
78 |
$951/sf |
27 |
56 |
Jun 6 |
94 |
$963/sf |
27 |
58 |
Jun 13 |
98 |
$961/sf |
28 |
70 |
Jun 20 |
91 |
$935/sf |
32 |
59 |
Jun 27 |
111 |
$894/sf |
30 |
60 |
Jul 4 |
112 |
$910/sf |
33 |
60 |
Jul 11 |
122 |
$912/sf |
34 |
56 |
The $3,000,000 – $4,000,000 Market:
Date |
NSDCC Active Listings |
Avg. LP/sf |
Avg. DOM |
# of Pendings |
Jan 3, 2022 |
19 |
$1,230/sf |
90 |
26 |
Jan 10 |
22 |
$1,210/sf |
76 |
25 |
Jan 17 |
19 |
$1,207/sf |
86 |
23 |
Jan 24 |
17 |
$1,129/sf |
92 |
24 |
Jan 31 |
21 |
$1,172/sf |
70 |
22 |
Feb 7 |
19 |
$1,169/sf |
67 |
25 |
Feb 14 |
19 |
$1,234/sf |
65 |
28 |
Feb 21 |
21 |
$1,279/sf |
69 |
28 |
Feb 28 |
22 |
$1,214/sf |
64 |
25 |
Mar 7 |
27 |
$1,295/sf |
60 |
24 |
Mar 14 |
27 |
$1,201/sf |
65 |
27 |
Mar 21 |
23 |
$1,282/sf |
69 |
31 |
Mar 28 |
25 |
$1,253/sf |
67 |
30 |
Apr 4 |
30 |
$1,199/sf |
61 |
27 |
Apr 11 |
32 |
$1,174/sf |
62 |
31 |
Apr 18 |
33 |
$1,216/sf |
68 |
31 |
Apr 25 |
33 |
$1,219/sf |
63 |
33 |
May 2 |
37 |
$1,164/sf |
50 |
36 |
May 9 |
33 |
$1,132/sf |
57 |
32 |
May 16 |
40 |
$1,119/sf |
53 |
32 |
May 23 |
40 |
$1,135/sf |
57 |
27 |
May 30 |
40 |
$1,178/sf |
61 |
28 |
Jun 6 |
43 |
$1,224/sf |
56 |
28 |
Jun 13 |
48 |
$1,184/sf |
52 |
28 |
Jun 20 |
52 |
$1,117/sf |
53 |
26 |
Jun 27 |
60 |
$1,120/sf |
51 |
19 |
Jul 4 |
55 |
$1,127/sf |
58 |
23 |
Jul 11 |
68 |
$1,140/sf |
47 |
26 |
The $4,000,000+ Market:
Date |
NSDCC Active Listings |
Avg. LP/sf |
Avg. DOM |
# of Pendings |
Jan 3, 2022 |
100 |
$1,884/sf |
128 |
30 |
Jan 10 |
105 |
$1,864/sf |
113 |
29 |
Jan 17 |
109 |
$1,763/sf |
110 |
34 |
Jan 24 |
105 |
$2,130/sf |
114 |
42 |
Jan 31 |
102 |
$2,114/sf |
118 |
53 |
Feb 7 |
109 |
$2,000/sf |
108 |
50 |
Feb 14 |
108 |
$2,005/sf |
109 |
47 |
Feb 21 |
113 |
$2,008/sf |
103 |
43 |
Feb 28 |
111 |
$1,991/sf |
101 |
47 |
Mar 7 |
115 |
$1,904/sf |
91 |
39 |
Mar 14 |
121 |
$1,893/sf |
95 |
43 |
Mar 21 |
116 |
$1,905/sf |
97 |
44 |
Mar 28 |
104 |
$1,966/sf |
97 |
59 |
Apr 4 |
103 |
$1,929/sf |
97 |
56 |
Apr 11 |
106 |
$1,906/sf |
97 |
55 |
Apr 18 |
108 |
$1,874/sf |
100 |
51 |
Apr 25 |
116 |
$1,829/sf |
97 |
38 |
May 2 |
117 |
$1,781/sf |
95 |
32 |
May 9 |
116 |
$1,831/sf |
96 |
36 |
May 16 |
124 |
$1,854/sf |
91 |
39 |
May 23 |
125 |
$1,855/sf |
92 |
36 |
May 30 |
129 |
$1,706/sf |
93 |
39 |
Jun 6 |
131 |
$1,740/sf |
89 |
33 |
Jun 13 |
132 |
$1,793/sf |
86 |
38 |
Jun 20 |
148 |
$1,772/sf |
84 |
35 |
Jun 27 |
153 |
$1,779/sf |
87 |
29 |
Jul 4 |
155 |
$1,777/sf |
82 |
25 |
Jul 11 |
164 |
$1,759/sf |
85 |
26 |
NSDCC Weekly New Listings and New Pendings
Week |
New Listings |
New Pendings |
Total Actives |
Total Pendings |
Jan 3, 2022 |
17 |
14 |
152 |
164 |
Jan 10 |
39 |
18 |
167 |
142 |
Jan 17 |
34 |
29 |
179 |
145 |
Jan 24 |
41 |
40 |
173 |
157 |
Jan 31 |
43 |
40 |
173 |
182 |
Feb 7 |
43 |
38 |
179 |
179 |
Feb 14 |
44 |
49 |
168 |
193 |
Feb 21 |
51 |
38 |
180 |
197 |
Feb 28 |
39 |
39 |
179 |
205 |
Mar 7 |
54 |
37 |
191 |
195 |
Mar 14 |
48 |
51 |
195 |
196 |
Mar 21 |
39 |
46 |
178 |
207 |
Mar 28 |
53 |
50 |
185 |
224 |
Apr 4 |
46 |
40 |
190 |
220 |
Apr 11 |
61 |
39 |
221 |
213 |
Apr 18 |
41 |
46 |
224 |
212 |
Apr 25 |
50 |
43 |
224 |
205 |
May 2 |
76 |
37 |
256 |
196 |
May 9 |
59 |
46 |
262 |
207 |
May 16 |
78 |
48 |
286 |
200 |
May 23 |
61 |
42 |
312 |
192 |
May 30 |
54 |
44 |
307 |
183 |
Jun 6 |
70 |
31 |
338 |
183 |
Jun 13 |
60 |
41 |
354 |
202 |
Jun 20 |
71 |
25 |
388 |
177 |
Jun 27 |
73 |
26 |
433 |
159 |
Jul 4 |
55 |
39 |
432 |
158 |
Jul 11 |
55 |
24 |
471 |
161 |
My favorite thought on today’s market:
“The inventory is showing signs of replenishment”.
Don’t panic.
If you do panic, panic first.
This is not a trend, this is a blip. The sudden rise in rates at the same time late to the party sellers just collided. I expect those that sell will quickly bring wishing price sellers back to market pricing.
The greatest shortcoming of the human race is our inability to understand the exponential function
Is it 2007 yet Jim?