Monthly Market Report

Monthly totals, trends, and year-over-year comparisons

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Monthly Market ReportSouth BendOctober 2024

Supply

Inventory

Average daily inventory
October 2024
687
Expected range of 729–806
Month-over-month
+5%
Typical change is about +5%
Year-over-year
+34%
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Last update: Nov. 7, 2024, midnight Source: IAR MLS Data Warehouse Data notes: A listing counts in inventory if its status is active, not pending or sold. Inventory fluctuates constantly, so we calculate the monthly measure as the inventory at the start of each day average across the entire month. South Bend includes St. Joseph County.

New Listings

Monthly total by listing date
October 2024
410
Expected range of 318–351
Month-over-month
+11%
Typical change is about -9%
Year-over-year
+3%
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Last update: Nov. 7, 2024, midnight Source: IAR MLS Data Warehouse Data notes: Listings may be posted to an MLS system after their listing date. Historically, 92% of listings are posted within three days and 99% within seven days. South Bend includes St. Joseph County.

Sales

Closed Sales

Monthly total of closed sales
October 2024
293
Expected range of 229–253
Month-over-month
-2%
Typical change is about -5%
Year-over-year
+4%
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Last update: Nov. 7, 2024, midnight Source: IAR MLS Data Warehouse Data notes: Sales may be posted to an MLS system after their closing date. Historically, 79% of listings are posted within three days and 96% within seven days. South Bend includes St. Joseph County.

New Pending Contracts

Monthly total by pending date
October 2024
310
Expected range of 309–341
Month-over-month
+19%
Typical change is about -2%
Year-over-year
+7%
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Last update: Nov. 7, 2024, midnight Source: IAR MLS Data Warehouse Data notes: While not all pending contracts result in a closed sale, they are a very strong predictor of sales trends five weeks in the future. Pending contracts may be posted to an MLS system after their pending date. Historically, 81% of listings are posted within three days and 92% within seven days. South Bend includes St. Joseph County.

Market Momentum

Median Days on Market

Days from listing to pending
October 2024
23
Expected range of 12–14
Month-over-month
+35%
Typical change is about +2%
Year-over-year
+130%
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Last update: Nov. 7, 2024, midnight Source: IAR MLS Data Warehouse Data notes: This is calculated as the difference between listing date and pending date. To filter out erroneous data, this filters out listings with a pending date before 2017. There is delay in entering pending dates, so recent months represent only the portion of sales with a pending date. South Bend includes St. Joseph County.

Months of Inventory

Current supply versus 12-month sales average
October 2024
2.4
Expected range of 1.0–1.1
Month-over-month
+4%
Typical change is about +7%
Year-over-year
+27%
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Last update: Nov. 7, 2024, midnight Source: IAR MLS Data Warehouse Data notes: Months of inventory is calculated as the current month's supply ÷ the average sales per month over the previous 12 months. South Bend includes St. Joseph County.

Price

Median Sale Price

Median monthly sale price
October 2024
215,000
Expected range of 194,658–215,148
Month-over-month
-7%
Typical change is about -4%
Year-over-year
+8%
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Last update: Nov. 7, 2024, midnight Source: IAR MLS Data Warehouse Data notes: This excludes properties where the sale price is less than half the listing price or greater than twice the listing price, assuming those are errors. The median price represents the middle value of all properties sold. Half of sales had a higher price and half had a lower price. South Bend includes St. Joseph County.

Sale Price as Pct. of List Price

Monthly average
October 2024
95.6%
Expected range of 91.0%–92.8%
Month-over-month
-2%
Typical change is about -1%
Year-over-year
-1%
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Last update: Nov. 7, 2024, midnight Source: IAR MLS Data Warehouse Data notes: This excludes properties where the sale price is less than half the listing price or greater than twice the listing price, assuming those are errors. South Bend includes St. Joseph County.

Demographics

Affordability