St. Louis Area Real Estate Market Update
St. Louis Area Real Estate Market Update
St. Louis Area Real Estate Market Update
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City Overview Single Family Homes in
Quartile Median Price Sq. Ft. Lot Size Beds Baths Age Inventory New Absorbed DOM
0.25 - 0.50
Top/First $ 373,995 2865 acre 4.0 3.5 48 1 1 230 Most expensive 25% of properties
0.25 - 0.50
Upper/Second $ 246,900 1987 acre 3.0 2.5 48 0 2 209 Upper-middle 25% of properties
0.25 - 0.50
Lower/Third $ 174,900 1441 acre 3.0 2.0 14 48 1 2 180 Lower-middle 25% of properties
0.25 - 0.50
Bottom/Fourth $ 139,900 1112 acre 3.0 2.0 2 48 1 1 141 Least expensive 25% of properties
Median Price
The market has been on a downward trend recently and this week, while essentially flat, doesn't break us out of that cycle.
Quartile Prices
Price weakness is visible almost across the board. Prices in Quartile 4 have been mixed recently, while the rest of the market is
trending downward. Look to a strong, persistent up shift in the Market Action Index as a leading indicator of the trough in the
market.
Buyers/Sellers Cutoff
Residential house prices are a function of supply and demand, and market conditions can be characterized by
analyzing those factors. Watch this index for sustained changes: if the index falls into the Buyer’s Advantage
zone (below 30) for a long period, prices are likely in for a downward correction.
The Market Action Index (MAI) illustrates a blance between supply and demand using a statistical function of the
current rate of sale versus current inventory.
Days on Market
The properties have been on the market for an average of 190 days. Half of the listings have come newly on the market in the
past 105 or so days.