HowardSumner  Percentage Increase
Market update at glance 9/15/2009 Year   or -Decrease
Yellowstone County 2008 2009
Residential  Closed Sales Units 1463 1288 -12%
Residential  Pending Sales Units 219 325 48%
Residential  Active Property Units For Sale 904 864 -4%
Average sales price Single family Home $208,540 $201,119 -4%
Average Square feet Single family Home 2316 2278 -2%
Median sales price Single family Home  $185,000 $180,500 -2%
Median Square feet Single family Home  2206 2158 -2%
Average Days on Market Till Offer Received
Single Family Home  60 67 12%
Absorption rate -  TIME IN DAYS
Time it would take for all existing 176
properties to sell with no new inventory coming 
into the market place - residential 
SINGLE FAMILY PERMIT ISSUED FOR MONTH 28 29 4%
SINGLE FAMILY PERMIT ISSUED FOR YEAR 206 155 -25%
Average Number of Rentals Advertised Sundays 108 131 21%
Average Asking Price for a Rental Home $1,114 $1,053 -5%
Average Asking Price for a Rental Apartment $678 $682 1%