RE/MAX National Housing Report for August 2021
DENVER, Sept. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- August home sales dropped 3.5% from July's total – and the Median Sale Price slipped 1.2% to $335,000 – as seasonal norms signaled that 2021's busiest homebuying and selling months are probably behind us. Despite these drops, August still almost broke records for home sales signaling a still-hot market.
August's low number of Days on Market (24) and meager Months Supply of Inventory (1.3) reversed two months of inventory gains as strong demand amid tight inventory conditions persisted.
"The slight seasonal decline in home sales from July to August was countered by this being the second-highest August sales total in the 13-year history of our report. So, although we appear to be past the blistering summer peak, the market is still very active," says Nick Bailey, President, RE/MAX, LLC. "In fact, the drop in home prices might signal to potential sellers that it's time to get off the fence in case they fall further, which in turn could draw more buyers back into the mix. In any case, it seems likely that the combination of super-quick sales and a severe lack of inventory will be with us for the foreseeable future."
With year-over-year comparisons skewed by the pandemic, July-to-August averages for 2015-2019 illustrate what's typical in late summer:
- The month-over-month decline of 1.2% in August's Median Sales Price compares with the 2015-2019 average July-to-August drop of 1.0%. Year over year, the Median Sales Price is up 13.2%.
- The 6.2% month-over-month drop in active inventory was nearly double the 2015-2019 average July-to-August decline of 3.3%. Inventory is down 26.7% year-over-year.
- Home sales dropped 3.5% from July, compared to the 2015-2019 average decline of 2.1%. However, August home sales were one of the largest totals of any month in the 13-year history of the report and the second-largest for the month and year over year, sales were up 0.6%.
August's average Days on Market of 24 was one day more than July and reflected sales that were 18 days faster, on average, than in August 2020. The Months Supply of Inventory in August of 1.3 declined from July's 1.5 and was significantly less than August 2020's 1.9 Months Supply.
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