The Long & Foster Market Minute

Focus On: Botetourt County Housing Market August 2023

Units Sold
30
Active Inventory
55
Median Sale Price
$366,700
Days On Market
24
Down -17%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 25%
Vs. Year Ago
Down -5%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 26%
Vs. Year Ago

Units Sold
There was an increase in total units sold in August, with 30 sold this month in Botetourt County Real Estate versus 27 last month, an increase of 11%. This month's total units sold was lower than at this time last year, a decrease of 17% versus August 2022.

Active Inventory
Versus last year, the total number of homes available this month is higher by 11 units or 25%. The total number of active inventory this August was 55 compared to 44 in August 2022. This month's total of 55 is higher than the previous month's total supply of available inventory of 51, an increase of 8%.

Median Sale Price
Last August, the median sale price for Botetourt County Homes was $387,250. This August, the median sale price was $366,700, a decrease of 5% or $20,550 compared to last year. The current median sold price is 3% higher than in July.

Median sale price is the middle sale price in a given month. The same number of properties are above & below the median.


New Listings
51
Current Contracts
42
Sold Vs. List Price
99.1%
Months of Supply
1.8
Up 38%
Vs. Year Ago
No Change
Vs. Year Ago
No Change
Vs. Year Ago
Up 50%
Vs. Year Ago

Months of Supply
In August, there was 1.8 months of supply available in Botetourt County, compared to 1.2 in August 2022. That is an increase of 50% versus a year ago.

Months of supply is calculated by dividing current inventory by current sales. It indicates how many months would be needed to sell all of the inventory available at the current rate of demand.

New Listings & Current Contracts
This month there were 51 homes newly listed for sale in Botetourt County compared to 37 in August 2022, an increase of 38%. There were 42 current contracts pending sale this August, consistent with the volume a year ago. The number of current contracts is 56% higher than last month.

Sale Price to List Price Ratio
In August, the average sale price in Botetourt County was 99.1% of the average list price, which is similar compared to a year ago.

Days on Market
This month, the average number of days on market was 24, higher than the average last year, which was 19, an increase of 26%.

The Long & Foster Market Minute
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