Market Velocity

The median days on market (DOM) is the “middle DOM,” meaning roughly half of the homes that went under contract during December accept an offer faster and half took longer.

This metric is calculated by lining up all homes that went under contract from fastest to slowest, then selecting the middle number.

Here's what this means for you:

• Sellers: 50% of homes went under contract in this many days or less. If you're selling and your home has been on the market longer than this median without a price adjustment, it might be time to reconsider your pricing strategy!
• Buyers: if you're looking to place an offer on a home that's been on the market longer than the median DOM without a price reduction, you should consider submitting a below-ask offer (leveraging the Original List To Sale Price ratio!)

This is the total number of listings that were for sale any given point during December. This is a Ruiz Report exclusive metric.

Months of inventory represents how long it would take to deplete the current inventory, assuming no new homes are put on the market. It's commonly used to determine the health of a particular market.

• Between 0-4 months of inventory is considered a seller's market because supply is relatively low, which means that sellers have more control to set terms or raise prices.
• 5-7 months signals a balanced market - there is a healthy mix of buyers and sellers.
• 8 or more months of inventory indicates a buyer's market, which means buyers have more negotiating power.