July 9, 2008
Greater Richmond Real Estate Market Snapshot - June ‘08

OMG, did Richmonders awake in June and discover they weren’t all losing their jobs? Did the warmer weather and longer daylight hours distract Richmonders from watching/reading the “doom and gloom” on the housing market from the national media? I’ll have more to say in subsequent posts, but June showed some strong numbers - inventory level down slightly, shorter marketing periods, stable dollar per square foot costs, stable Sales Price/List Price ratio, etc. I am not dancing a jig yet, but June certainly exhibited some encouraging signs. It will be a few days on subsequent posts, I have a relocating buyer for the next few days. Wait a minute, Brick, you mean local employers are actually bringing people to Richmond? Like I said, some encouraging events are happening. Stay tuned.
For the 25 single family homes sold in
Fan & Museum District of the City of Richmond
(Fox and John B. Cary School Districts)
Average Sales Price in June $ 430,959
Median Sales Price …………… $ 358,000
Sales Price/List Price Ratio …….. 96.3 %
Days on Market …………………….. 50
Average Size 3 bedrooms 2.5 baths of 2,255 sq ft
Average $ per square foot ……….$ 191.11
For the 30 homes sold in West End of the City of Richmond
(Zips 23221, 23226 and 23230)
Average Sales Price in June $ 411,066
Median Price ……………………. $ 303,500
Sales Price/List Price Ratio ……. 97.5 %
Days on Market ……………………. 46
Average Size 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths of 2,029 sq ft
Average $ per square foot…….. $ 202.60
For the 104 single family homes sold in West End of Henrico County
(Zips 23226, 23229, 23233, 23238)
Average Sales Price in June $ 389,019
Median Sales Price …………… $ 302,500
Sales Price/List Price Ratio ………. 97.2 %
Days on Market ……………………. 38
Average Size 4 bedrooms 2.5 baths of 2,500 sq ft
Average $ per square foot ………. $ 155.61
For the 126 single family homes sold in Chesterfield
(Zips 23831, 23832, 23834, 23836, and 23838)
Average Sales Price for June $ 295,517
Median Sales Price ………….$ 271,000
Sales Price/List Price Ratio …….. 97.2 %
Average Days on Market……………. 61
Average Size 4 bedroom, 2.5 baths of 2,468 square ft
Average $ per square foot ………..$ 119.74
For the 86 single family homes sold in Glen Allen
(Zips 23059 and 23060)
Average Sales Price for June $ 372,612
Median Sales Price……………… $ 318,750
Sales Price/List Price Ratio ……… 96.4 %
Average Days on Market …………. 66
Average Size 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths of 2,554 sq ft
Average $ per square foot……… $ 145.89
For the 67 single family homes sold in Mechanicsville
(Zips 23111 and 23116)
Average Sales Price for June $ 297,848
Median Price …………………… $ 275,000
Sales Price/List Price Ratio ……… 97.3 %
Average Days on Market ………….. 68
Average Size 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths 2,231 sq ft
Average $ per square foot ……….. $ 133.50
For 130 single family homes sold in Midlothian
(Zips 23112, 23113, and 23114)
Average Sales Price for June $ 338,469
Median Price …………………….. $ 276,000
Sales Price List Price Ratio ……. 97.7 %
Average Days on Market ………….. 68
Average Size 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths of 2,617 sq ft
Average $ per square foot……….. $ 129.33
Greg P. said,
July 17, 2008 @ 10:01 am
Thought that this article from the WSJ Real Estate listserv might be of interest. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121607937863152693.html?mod=djemRealEstate
The main topic of the article is the mortgage insurance industry. Your readers should take note of the graphic included within the article. The graphic charts what insurer AIG believes are declining real estate areas in the country. Please note which region of the Commonwealth is NOT included.
Thanks for a good blog.
GP