[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f1ykkxj1c32did":3,"$f2emv3tus0uf1":39,"$fbwk2pqjjqsc7":43},{"item":4,"previous":27,"next":33},{"id":5,"slug":6,"title":7,"description":8,"excerpt":9,"contentType":10,"featuredImage":11,"bannerImage":9,"body":12,"agentsBottomLine":13,"bodyImage":14,"isInfographic":15,"categories":16,"isVideo":15,"videoThumbnail":9,"videoSource":9,"publishedAt":25,"updatedAt":26},1104,"days-on-the-market-drops-to-new-low-in-april","Days on The Market Drops to New Low in April","According to recently released \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nar.realtor\u002Fnewsroom\u002Fexisting-home-sales-slide-25-percent-in-april\">data \u003C\u002Fa>from the\u003Cem> National Association of Realtors\u003C\u002Fem> (NAR), the median number of days that a home spent on the market hit a new low of 26 days in April, as 57% of homes were on the market for under a month.","","blog","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F05\u002F30142507\u002F20180611-Share-STM.jpg","According to recently released \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nar.realtor\u002Fnewsroom\u002Fexisting-home-sales-slide-25-percent-in-april\">data \u003C\u002Fa>from the\u003Cem> National Association of Realtors\u003C\u002Fem> (NAR), the median number of days that a home spent on the market hit a new low of 26 days in April, as 57% of homes were on the market for under a month.\u003C!--more-->\r\n\r\nNAR’s \u003Cem>Chief Economist,\u003C\u002Fem> Lawrence Yun, had this to say,\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“What is available for sale is going under contract at a rapid pace. Since NAR began tracking this data in May 2011, the median days a listing was on the market was at an all-time low in April, and the share of homes sold in less than a month was at an all-time high.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\nStrong buyer demand, a good economy, and a low inventory of new and existing homes for sale created the perfect storm to accelerate the time between listing and signing a contract.\r\n\r\nThe chart below shows the median days on the market from April 2017 to April 2018:\r\n\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F05\u002F20180611-STM-ENG.jpeg\">\u003Cimg class=\"alignnone wp-image-37630\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F05\u002F20180611-STM-ENG.jpeg\" alt=\"Days on The Market Drops to New Low in April | Simplifying The Market\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\r\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>Bottom Line\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\nIf you are a homeowner who is debating whether or not to list your home for sale, know that national market conditions are primed for a quick turnaround! Let’s get together to discuss exactly what’s going on in our area, today!","\r\nIf you are a homeowner who is debating whether or not to list your home for sale, know that national market conditions are primed for a quick turnaround! 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