Bonneville County Housing Inventory Analysis As of July 29, 2009
Price Range
Homes Sold Past Year
On Market Today
Months of Inventory
$0-$99,999
128
98
9.2
$100,000-$199,999
654
556
10.2
$200,000-$299,999
204
249
14.6
$300,000-$399,999
54
124
27.8
$400,000-$499,999
15
55
44.0
$500,000-$599,999
5
20
48.0
$600,000-$699,999
2
12
72.0
$700,000-$799,999
4
4
12.0
$800,000+
1
20
240.0
1138
12.8
Overall 1067 Source: Snake River MLS database
Analysis Today, 1138 homes are for sale in Bonneville County. 1067 homes have sold in the last 12 months. At that sales level, it would take 12.8 months to sell all the homes now on the market. As a point of comparison, current inventories nationally are 9.4 months. A closer scrutiny of the data is even more revealing. Simply put, inventories are fairly moderate for lower priced homes and excessive for higher priced properties. For instance, homes priced between $100,000 and $199,999 are competing against 10.2 months of inventory. In contrast, there is 27.8 months of inventory for homes priced between $300,000 and $399,999. Why the skewing towards the lower end? Several factors are at play. First, much of the market activity is by first-time buyers motivated by the $8,000 federal tax credit. Second, far fewer folks are relocating to our area from higher priced markets.