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 $ 616,450 3052 acre 4.0 3.5 10 42 0 1 228 Most expensive 25% of properties
0.25 - 0.50
Upper/Second $ 354,450 2224 acre 3.0 2.5 42 0 3 186 Upper-middle 25% of properties
8,001 -
Lower/Third $ 214,950 1392 10,000 sqft 3.0 1.8 42 0 2 166 Lower-middle 25% of properties
8,001 -
Bottom/Fourth $ 149,900 1130 10,000 sqft 2.0 1.0 42 0 2 166 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 evident across the board. All four quartiles have been in price decline in recent weeks. Look to the Market
Action Index as a leading indicator of the bottom of 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 187 days. Half of the listings have come newly on the market in the
past 136 or so days.