HOMES FOR SALE - SPRINGFIELD, OR - THURSTON neighborhood REAL ESTATE - Active Listings, Closed Sales, Average Sale Price - THURSTON RMLS Market Area - Months of JANUARY, 2002-2012 - Jim Hale, Principal Broker, ACTIONAGENTS.NET

  THE MOST MEANINGFUL LOOK AT DATA FOR HOMES FOR SALE IN SPRINGFIELD, OR

     IS TO COMPARE

     THE CURRENT MONTH WITH THE SAME MONTH IN PRIOR YEARS

This JANUARY, the THURSTON inventory went down considerably for a second straight year -

to a match the level immediately prior to the boom/bust.

The great news:  the number of sales shot up to a similar pre-boom level.

But bad news is the average price still declined...indicating the upper price ranges are still not selling.

 For the

    THURSTON

     RMLS Market Area, HERE ARE:

  A decade's worth of supply (Active Listings) and demand (Closed Sales)
for the

     Months of JANUARY

     2002 - 2012:

 And a decade of Average Prices for Closed Sales
for the

    Months of JANUARY

     2002 - 2012:

These average sales prices represent the arithmetic mean for those residential closed sales in this RMLS market area.   The mix of homes sold varies over time.  The average price for some months is drastically affected by an unusual number of homes selling at the TOP or BOTTOM of the range of prices.  A history of the variation in the statistical median would make for a better comparison but is unavailable from RMLS.