Dexter, Michigan Real Estate Market Update | August 2021

Every month Todd Waller dives deep into the previous month’s Dexter, Michigan real estate market stats and delivers exciting insights into the status of the Dexter real estate market. Subscribe to the Studio Four8 YouTube channel and never miss an update again!

Dexter’s Real Estate Market

The 2021 Dexter real estate market continues to be a strong seller’s market, with low inventory levels, strong price appreciation, and many over list price sales occurring. These August 2021 stats are compared to the previous year’s August 2020 statistics, which means for the year over year comparisons, numbers of transactions, and days on market can be skewed because there was a hot moment where real estate was effectively brought to a standstill. (Thanks, Covid-19.)

Average Sales Price

The average sales price for a single family property (house or condo) sold in Dexter in the month of August 2021, was $480,367. Compared to August of 2020, this is up 21.01%. The median sales price also saw a pretty significant jump in August. Median sales price rose 12.25% to $437,500, when comparing August 2020 to August 2021. There is some great home price appreciation happening here!

Days on Market

Properties sold in August of 2021 were on market for an average of 25 days. This is down 19.27% from August 2020.

Properties Sold At or Above List Price

August of 2021 saw a 5.56% increase in the number of properties sold, compared to August of 2020, with a total of 38 properties receiving new owners.

A newly tracked statistic for the Studio is the percentage of properties each month that sell at or above list price. This metric is another way to gauge the supply/demand inequity in the Dexter market. In August of 2021, 65.79% of the properties sold at or above list price.

When over half of all home sales are at or above list price, you can be sure that there is fierce competition among buyers for the limited stock of inventory that is coming to market. 25 of the 38 properties sold at or above list price this month.

What to do With This Information?

If you own a place in Dexter, or are thinking of purchasing in Dexter, Studio Four8 is here to help you navigate the current market, regardless of the conditions. The current market conditions favor sellers. This is evident by the short days on market, and the percentage of properties selling at and above list price. So, for sellers, this is a great time to be selling. Reach out to a Studio Four8 agent and learn how we maximize the market conditions for your specific home selling scenario.

For purchasers, this is a challenging market, to be sure. Chat with an agent at the Studio and learn how your offer will be considered by a seller, and how we can shorten your time looking for a property.

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