Homes Sold Faster Than Ever in April; Prices Marched Upward - Redfin Real Estate News

Homes Sold Faster Than Ever in April; Prices Marched Upward

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Updated on October 6th, 2020

The median home sale price increased 6.2 percent in April to $280,000, continuing a five-year trend of steady annual growth. A lack of homes for sale kept a lid on sales, which inched up just 1.2 percent compared to last year. The number of homes for sale fell 13.3 percent, the steepest decline in four years. Since October 2015, the supply of homes for sale has declined every month. The number of homes newly listed for sale in April fell 8.8 percent compared to a year ago. Just over three months of supply remained, compared to the six months that represents a market balanced between buyers and sellers.
The typical home went under contract in 40 days, 10 days faster than a year earlier, making April the fastest month on record since Redfin began tracking the market in 2010. One in four (24.7%) homes sold above their list price, which is the highest percentage Redfin has recorded. One in five (22.2%) homes that sold in April went under contract within two weeks of their debut.

Median Sale Price April 2017
Market Summary April 2017 Month-Over-Month Year-Over-Year
Median sale price $280,200 2.8% 6.2%
Homes sold 239,800 -1.6% 1.2%
New listings 327,800 -6.0% -8.8%
All Homes for sale 734,800 1.7% -13.3%
Median days on market 40 -9 -10
Months of supply 3.1 0.1 -0.5
Sold above list 24.7% 2.7% 2.3%
Average Sale-to-list 95.0% 0.4% 0.4%

“When it comes to the housing market breaking records, I’m beginning to sound like a broken record,” said Nela Richardson, Redfin chief economist. “The market tends to accelerate through June so I wouldn’t be surprised if new records for speed and competition are reached in May and June given what we are seeing now. The only record this market can’t break is sales. You need more inventory for that!”
Denver was the fastest-moving market for the second month in a row, with the typical home finding a buyer in just six days. The metro area had a 1.1-month supply of homes for sale, and nearly half (47.1%) of homes there sold for more than their list price in April.
Seattle was the second-fastest market in April, with the typical home going under contract after  seven days on the market. The number of homes for sale in Seattle fell by more than a third in April, the 32nd straight month of year-over-year declines.  Less than a month’s supply remained, the lowest in the nation, and 62.1 percent of homes sold for more than their list price.
Austin, Nashville and Houston bucked the declining inventory trend, respectively adding 12.4 percent, 6.3 percent and 4.1 percent to housing supply from last year. However, competition remained strong in Austin and Nashville 27 percent of homes sold above asking price, in Houston 15 percent of homes sold above asking price.

Inventory
Days on Market

Other April Highlights

Competition

  • Denver, CO was the fastest market, with nearly half of all homes going under contract in just 6 days, down from 11 days a year earlier. Seattle, WA was the next fastest market with 7 median days on market, followed by Portland, OR and Tacoma, WA at 10 days.
  • The most competitive market in April was San Jose, CA where 75.4% of homes sold above list price, followed by 69.5% in San Francisco, CA, 69.4% in Oakland, CA, 62.1% in Seattle, WA, and 52.4% in Tacoma, WA.

Prices

  • Milwaukee, WI had the nation’s highest price growth, rising 18.2% since last year to $208,000. Greenville, SC had the second highest price growth at 17.6% year-over-year, followed by Seattle, WA (17.4%), Deltona, FL (14.8%), and Tampa, FL (13.8%).
  • 2 metros saw price declines in April: Baton Rouge, LA (-1.2%) and Greensboro, NC (-1%).

Sales

  • 18 out of 90 metros saw sales surge by double digits from last year. Poughkeepsie, NY led the nation in year-over-year sales growth, up 36%, followed by Baltimore, MD, up 31%. Camden, NJ rounded out the top three with sales up 28% from a year ago.
  • Home sales in Buffalo, NY and Ogden, UT declined by 19.4% and 19.3%, respectively.

Inventory

  • Rochester, NY had the largest decrease in overall inventory, falling 37.8% since last April. Seattle, WA (-35.3%), Buffalo, NY (-32.8%), and Rochester, NH (-30.8%) also saw far fewer homes available on the market than a year ago.
  • Fort Myers, FL had the highest increase in the number of homes for sale, up 29.2% year over year, followed by Knoxville, TN (19.7%) and Austin, TX (12.4%).

Below are market-by-market breakdowns for prices, inventory, new listings and sales for markets with populations of 1.5 million or more. For downloadable data on all of the markets Redfin tracks, visit the Redfin Data Center.

Median Sale Price

Redfin Metro Median Sale Price Month-Over-Month Year-Over-Year
Atlanta, GA $216,100 1.5% 8.1%
Austin, TX $303,700 2.9% 5.1%
Baltimore, MD $255,500 6.9% 5.1%
Boston, MA $380,000 3.1% 5.6%
Charlotte, NC $230,500 2.4% 12.4%
Chicago, IL $238,000 5.8% 5.8%
Cincinnati, OH $165,500 3.4% 10.3%
Cleveland, OH $135,000 8.0% 5.9%
Columbus, OH $184,000 5.2% 11.5%
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX $257,000 2.8% 13.2%
Denver, CO $379,000 2.4% 10.5%
Detroit, MI $164,400 6.7% 10.3%
Edison, NJ $282,500 4.1% 4.6%
Fort Lauderdale, FL $229,000 0.4% 8.5%
Hampton Roads, VA $219,000 4.3% 3.1%
Houston, TX $227,000 0.4% 4.6%
Indianapolis, IN $164,500 2.9% 8.2%
Kansas City, MO $185,000 2.8% 0.1%
Las Vegas, NV $230,000 1.9% 12.2%
Long Island, NY $404,500 2.4% 6.4%
Los Angeles, CA $560,000 1.1% 5.7%
Miami, FL $279,000 3.3% 11.6%
Milwaukee, WI $208,000 9.5% 18.2%
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN $245,000 4.6% 7.0%
Nashville, TN $262,900 -0.8% 7.7%
Oakland, CA $683,000 5.1% 9.3%
Orange County, CA $660,000 1.5% 5.0%
Orlando, FL $220,000 0.9% 12.8%
Philadelphia, PA $235,000 6.8% 6.8%
Phoenix, AZ $235,000 0.4% 4.4%
Pittsburgh, PA $149,000 6.5% 2.8%
Portland, OR $365,000 2.0% 9.0%
Riverside-San Bernardino, CA $335,000 1.1% 6.3%
Sacramento, CA $355,500 3.0% 5.8%
San Antonio, TX $209,900 7.1% 6.0%
San Diego, CA $530,000 1.9% 6.9%
San Francisco, CA $1,250,000 6.6% 3.7%
San Jose, CA $960,000 0.5% 4.9%
Seattle, WA $505,000 5.2% 17.4%
St. Louis, MO $167,000 3.4% 4.4%
Tampa, FL $203,500 2.3% 13.8%
Washington, DC $392,000 6.9% 4.5%
National $280,200 2.8% 6.2%

Homes Sold

Redfin Metro Homes Sold Month-Over-Month Year-Over-Year
Atlanta, GA 9,518 -8.1% 4.5%
Austin, TX 2,600 -1.6% -3.6%
Baltimore, MD 4,035 4.8% 30.7%
Boston, MA 4,371 -2.9% -9.2%
Charlotte, NC 2,763 -8.1% -5.0%
Chicago, IL 11,348 18.5% 16.5%
Cincinnati, OH 2,019 -5.6% -8.8%
Cleveland, OH 2,115 -4.6% -11.4%
Columbus, OH 2,409 -0.9% 5.2%
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX 7,559 -5.9% -8.0%
Denver, CO 4,899 7.8% 11.1%
Detroit, MI 5,096 -10.7% 8.1%
Edison, NJ 2,585 0.7% 18.1%
Fort Lauderdale, FL 3,088 -6.3% -5.9%
Hampton Roads, VA 2,033 4.5% 11.6%
Houston, TX 6,792 -6.3% 0.6%
Indianapolis, IN 2,689 -2.8% -1.9%
Kansas City, MO 2,817 -1.6% -5.7%
Las Vegas, NV 3,509 -10.4% -0.6%
Long Island, NY 1,910 -20.2% -1.3%
Los Angeles, CA 5,895 -11.0% -8.7%
Miami, FL 2,729 2.8% 1.5%
Milwaukee, WI 1,655 11.1% -2.2%
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN 5,655 26.4% 24.0%
Nashville, TN 2,870 -2.8% -9.5%
Oakland, CA 2,219 -2.8% -8.0%
Orange County, CA 2,679 -5.5% -3.6%
Orlando, FL 4,356 6.0% 18.5%
Philadelphia, PA 4,468 14.1% 23.0%
Phoenix, AZ 8,581 -7.3% 2.7%
Pittsburgh, PA 2,196 18.8% 9.9%
Portland, OR 2,993 -9.4% -15.6%
Riverside-San Bernardino, CA 4,958 -8.4% 1.2%
Sacramento, CA 2,621 4.1% -10.6%
San Antonio, TX 2,152 -8.2% -10.9%
San Diego, CA 3,219 -0.4% -8.4%
San Francisco, CA 1,169 0.6% -3.1%
San Jose, CA 1,342 4.7% -12.0%
Seattle, WA 3,757 -3.8% -7.1%
St. Louis, MO 3,563 3.8% 26.9%
Tampa, FL 6,032 4.1% 12.4%
Washington, DC 7,932 1.9% 14.2%
National 239,800 -1.6% 1.2%

All Homes for Sale

Redfin Metro All Homes for Sale Month-Over-Month Year-Over-Year
Atlanta, GA 32,714 12.8% -3.9%
Austin, TX 6,856 6.0% 12.4%
Baltimore, MD 10,146 3.6% -19.4%
Boston, MA 10,608 8.7% -23.7%
Charlotte, NC 10,313 8.5% -8.2%
Chicago, IL 42,867 4.1% -14.5%
Cincinnati, OH 8,154 7.1% -16.9%
Cleveland, OH 8,558 1.8% -18.9%
Columbus, OH 6,568 8.3% -13.0%
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX 15,584 -6.8% -11.6%
Denver, CO 5,462 3.5% -8.0%
Detroit, MI 10,055 -2.1% -28.1%
Edison, NJ 13,267 3.4% -14.5%
Fort Lauderdale, FL 13,529 -2.9% -13.8%
Hampton Roads, VA 7,564 -0.7% -13.5%
Houston, TX 24,900 2.4% 4.1%
Indianapolis, IN 6,424 -1.0% -23.4%
Las Vegas, NV 11,108 -1.0% -23.9%
Long Island, NY 10,950 4.3% -19.7%
Los Angeles, CA 15,374 -0.3% -3.4%
Miami, FL 17,620 -3.3% -5.2%
Milwaukee, WI 6,238 5.7% -13.7%
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN 10,861 6.3% -14.6%
Nashville, TN 8,908 4.0% 6.3%
Oakland, CA 2,754 13.8% -12.3%
Orange County, CA 7,108 -0.1% -8.4%
Orlando, FL 9,538 -3.7% -23.7%
Philadelphia, PA 14,873 5.4% -18.8%
Phoenix, AZ 21,557 -5.2% -15.4%
Pittsburgh, PA 10,061 0.9% -14.4%
Portland, OR 4,544 -1.8% -9.9%
Riverside-San Bernardino, CA 14,999 -4.1% -9.2%
Sacramento, CA 4,020 3.6% -26.1%
San Antonio, TX 6,932 -5.1% -16.2%
San Diego, CA 5,154 -1.0% -24.8%
San Francisco, CA 1,989 -0.1% -12.8%
San Jose, CA 1,542 2.7% -28.5%
Seattle, WA 3,324 4.0% -35.3%
St. Louis, MO 13,814 13.2% -3.7%
Tampa, FL 12,509 -6.8% -26.1%
Washington, DC 16,588 4.8% -20.5%
National 734,800 1.7% -13.3%

New Listings

Redfin Metro New Listings Month-Over-Month Year-Over-Year
Atlanta, GA 12,022 -11.7% -9.8%
Austin, TX 4,045 -3.6% 4.1%
Baltimore, MD 5,393 -4.7% -9.4%
Boston, MA 8,240 2.6% -9.7%
Charlotte, NC 3,732 -5.5% -5.9%
Chicago, IL 15,441 -7.4% -13.1%
Cincinnati, OH 2,794 -1.4% -11.2%
Cleveland, OH 3,297 -1.8% -6.5%
Columbus, OH 3,258 5.0% -5.0%
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX 10,340 -7.9% -1.4%
Denver, CO 5,989 -3.6% -2.9%
Detroit, MI 6,682 1.3% -14.8%
Edison, NJ 4,486 -4.6% -11.5%
Fort Lauderdale, FL 4,054 -10.7% -8.0%
Hampton Roads, VA 2,668 -12.8% -8.4%
Houston, TX 10,667 -5.4% 8.6%
Indianapolis, IN 3,333 -4.7% -10.3%
Kansas City, MO 4,004 0.0% -13.2%
Las Vegas, NV 4,079 -11.9% -8.6%
Long Island, NY 3,884 1.6% -5.3%
Los Angeles, CA 8,266 -7.4% -7.1%
Miami, FL 4,099 -16.2% -9.0%
Milwaukee, WI 2,319 -0.6% -8.4%
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN 7,116 -5.2% -9.0%
Nashville, TN 3,790 -6.0% -8.2%
Oakland, CA 3,010 0.3% -10.9%
Orange County, CA 3,608 -8.4% -7.3%
Orlando, FL 4,722 -5.0% -2.3%
Philadelphia, PA 6,475 -2.9% -7.9%
Phoenix, AZ 9,305 -15.2% -6.4%
Pittsburgh, PA 2,853 3.1% -7.9%
Portland, OR 4,070 0.5% -14.2%
Riverside-San Bernardino, CA 6,305 -6.9% -7.7%
Sacramento, CA 3,454 -2.0% -17.2%
San Antonio, TX 3,174 -6.9% -5.3%
San Diego, CA 3,839 -10.3% -13.2%
San Francisco, CA 1,404 -14.8% -19.3%
San Jose, CA 1,679 -4.3% -10.9%
Seattle, WA 4,895 -1.5% -15.4%
St. Louis, MO 4,809 -8.9% -14.9%
Tampa, FL 6,206 -11.6% -2.5%
Washington, DC 11,486 -7.3% -12.8%
National 327,800 -6.0% -8.8%

 
 
 

Alina Ptaszynski

Alina Ptaszynski

Alina is on the communications and PR team at Redfin. She helps consumers and the media understand what's going on in the housing market, the real estate industry and inside Redfin.

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