East Baton Rouge Home Sales Report Q1 2012, Pending Listings Up 37%

East Baton Rouge Home Sales Report April 12 2011 Through April 12 2012. While Median Sales Price Continues To Correct Downward, the number of pending listing is up 37% showing pent up buyer demand, which is Good News!

This is a Q1 2012 or First Quarter 2012 Ten (10) page study of East Baton Rouge Parish Homes Sales (All GBRMLS Areas, All Sales Price Ranges, All Ages, All Types Of Properties) and includes the detailed sales per month sheets including Median Price, # Units and Average DOM or Days On Market.

THE GOOD NEWS IS……Under Contract Properties by Month: Mar-2011 vs. Mar-2012: The number of under contract properties is up 37%

Scroll Down Below To See Detailed Sales Per Month Sheets.

East Baton Rouge Home Sales Report April 12 2011 Through April 12 2012

Median Sold Price by Month: Mar-2011 vs. Mar-2012: The median sold price is down 7%

Median For Sale vs. Median Sold: Mar-11 vs. Mar-12: The median price of for sale properties is down 1% and the median price of sold properties is down 7%

Sold Properties by Month: Mar-11 vs. Mar-12: The number of sold properties is up 23%

New Properties by Month: Mar-11 vs. Mar-12: The number of new properties is down 1%

For Sale Properties by Month: Mar-11 vs. Mar-12: The number of for sale properties is down 6%

Expired Properties by Month: Mar-11 vs. Mar-12: The number of expired properties is up 1%

Supply and Demand By Month: Mar-11 vs. Mar-12: The number of for sale properties is down 6% and the number of sold properties is up 23%

The Average Days on Market by Month: Mar-11 vs. Mar-12: The average days on market is down 1%

Months Supply of Inventory: Mar-11 vs. Mar-12: The average months supply of inventory is down -36.0%

East Baton Rouge Home Sales Report April 12 2011 Through April 12 2012

WHY I REPORT MEDIAN SALES PRICE VERSUS AVERAGE SALES PRICE?

NOTE: Why Median Sales Price is a better indicator than Average Sales Price! Median Sales Price is the barometer by which the National Association of Realtors utilizes to report on national housing markets. Average Sales Price tends to take all of the home sales prices from the lowest, say $50,000, to the highest, say $1,000,000, and state the average of them all, sometimes skewing the numbers because of the extreme highs and lows. Median Sales Price tends to focus more on the middle of where the bulk of home sales prices are taking place. Generally, the Average Sales Price is going to be higher because it includes the extreme high sales prices in a given market. Fannie Mae understands the problem with using Average Sales Price and now demands home appraisers perform the 1004MC or Market Conditions form based on narrower “sub-market” parameters for comp search. This means that on a 2,000sf home, appraisers would be searching for comps with say 200sf below and above 2,000sf, say 1,800sf up to 2,200sf with similar ages and other similar characteristics.

NOTE: Based on information from the Greater Baton Rouge Association of REALTORS®\MLS for the period of April 12, 2011 to April 12, 2012. This information was extracted on 04/12/2012.