Homes Typically Sold in 30 Days Under Tight Supply Conditions in August 2017

Amid strong demand and tight supply, REALTORS® reported that properties that sold in June–August 2017 were typically on the market for less than 31 days in 29 states and in the District of Columbia, according to the August 2017 REALTORS® Confidence Index Survey.[1] Properties sold quickly in states such as Washington (19 days), Utah and D.C. (20 days) Minnesota, Nevada, and Tennessee (21 days), California, Colorado, and Kansas (22 days). Only in seven states did properties typically stay on the market for two months or more: Wyoming, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, West Virginia, Vermont, and Connecticut.

Nationally, properties typically stayed on the market for 30 days in August 2017 days (30 days in July 2017; 36 days in August 2016).[2]  For comparison, properties were typically on the market for 97 days in 2011.  Nationally, 50 percent of properties that sold in August 2017 were on the market for less than a month (51 percent in July 2017; 46 percent in August).[3] Only five percent of properties were on the market for six months or longer.

At the end of August 2017, the inventory of homes for sale stood at 1.88 million homes, which is equivalent to 4.2 months of the current monthly sales pace.  Month’s supply has been falling since January 2015, 27 consecutive months now. With falling inventory, home prices have increased. As of August 2017, the median price of existing homes sold was $253,500, surpassing the peak median price of $229,500 in June 2006.