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Monthly Market Report

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

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Monthly Market ReportMichigan City MSAApril 2024

Supply

Inventory

Average daily inventory
April 2024
172
Expected range of 141–156
Month-over-month
-15%
Typical change is about +2%
Year-over-year
+49%
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Last update: May 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. Geography notes: Metropolitan Statistical Areas are defined by the U.S. Census Bureau after each decennial census. They are made up of one or more counties and contain an urbanized area with at least 50,000 people. Learn more here: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro/about.html. Michigan City MSA includes LaPorte County.

New Listings

Monthly total by listing date
April 2024
118
Expected range of 103–114
Month-over-month
+6%
Typical change is about +1%
Year-over-year
+12%
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Last update: May 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. Geography notes: Metropolitan Statistical Areas are defined by the U.S. Census Bureau after each decennial census. They are made up of one or more counties and contain an urbanized area with at least 50,000 people. Learn more here: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro/about.html. Michigan City MSA includes LaPorte County.

Sales

Closed Sales

Monthly total of closed sales
April 2024
100
Expected range of 71–78
Month-over-month
+20%
Typical change is about -11%
Year-over-year
+23%
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Last update: May 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. Geography notes: Metropolitan Statistical Areas are defined by the U.S. Census Bureau after each decennial census. They are made up of one or more counties and contain an urbanized area with at least 50,000 people. Learn more here: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro/about.html. Michigan City MSA includes LaPorte County.

New Pending Contracts

Monthly total by pending date
April 2024
104
Expected range of 105–116
Month-over-month
+4%
Typical change is about +3%
Year-over-year
-3%
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Last update: May 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. Geography notes: Metropolitan Statistical Areas are defined by the U.S. Census Bureau after each decennial census. They are made up of one or more counties and contain an urbanized area with at least 50,000 people. Learn more here: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro/about.html. Michigan City MSA includes LaPorte County.

Market Momentum

Median Days on Market

Days from listing to pending
April 2024
10
Expected range of 15–16
Month-over-month
+11%
Typical change is about -7%
Year-over-year
+43%
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Last update: May 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. Geography notes: Metropolitan Statistical Areas are defined by the U.S. Census Bureau after each decennial census. They are made up of one or more counties and contain an urbanized area with at least 50,000 people. Learn more here: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro/about.html. Michigan City MSA includes LaPorte County.

Months of Inventory

Current supply versus 12-month sales average
April 2024
1.8
Expected range of 0.7–0.8
Month-over-month
-17%
Typical change is about -4%
Year-over-year
+56%
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Last update: May 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. Geography notes: Metropolitan Statistical Areas are defined by the U.S. Census Bureau after each decennial census. They are made up of one or more counties and contain an urbanized area with at least 50,000 people. Learn more here: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro/about.html. Michigan City MSA includes LaPorte County.

Price

Median Sale Price

Median monthly sale price
April 2024
220,000
Expected range of 168,785–186,552
Month-over-month
+0%
Typical change is about +3%
Year-over-year
+13%
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Last update: May 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. Geography notes: Metropolitan Statistical Areas are defined by the U.S. Census Bureau after each decennial census. They are made up of one or more counties and contain an urbanized area with at least 50,000 people. Learn more here: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro/about.html. Michigan City MSA includes LaPorte County.

Sale Price as Pct. of List Price

Monthly average
April 2024
96.7%
Expected range of 76.7%–78.2%
Month-over-month
+3%
Typical change is about +1%
Year-over-year
+4%
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Last update: May 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. Geography notes: Metropolitan Statistical Areas are defined by the U.S. Census Bureau after each decennial census. They are made up of one or more counties and contain an urbanized area with at least 50,000 people. Learn more here: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro/about.html. Michigan City MSA includes LaPorte County.

Demographics

Affordability