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Chapel Hill Real Estate Market Update

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Team Jodi Realty

The Chapel Hill real estate market is still going strong but, like the rest of the country, our market is experiencing a great deal of change.  The table below compares Chapel Hill homes for sale and the associated statistics from 2008 to 2009.

  • From 2008 to 2008, Chapel Hill homes for sale, otherwise referred to as new listings, decreased by 20.6%.
  • Closed sales in the Chapel Hill real estate market are off 36.6% from 2008.
  • While sales are down, average prices are up 5%.
  • On average, sellers are getting slightly less than what they got last year.  In other words, the list-to-sales price ratio is down to 96.5% from 97.6% in 2008.  It is important to note that prior to 2008, the average list to sales price ratio was closer to 98-to 99%.
  • Average days on marrket are stretching out.  We are now seeing it take approximately 107 days to sell a home compared to 82 last year.  In years past, this number was closer to 60 days.        
Chapel Hill 2008 2009 Change
New Listings 1,337 1,061 -20.6%
Closed Sales 483 306 -36.6%
Average Sales Price $372,912 $391409 +5%
List/Sales Ratio 97.6% 96.5% -1.1%
Avg Days on Market 82 107 +31.2%

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Data Source:  Triangle MLS