2009 First Six-Month Statistics

Total Sold Residential Sales in La Plata County per Price Bracket and Year.
January 1 through June 30 Each Year.



In today's topic, I want to discuss January through June residential La Plata County sales this year compared to last year, by various price brackets. First off, the above chart shows that there's been a significant decline in the number of units sold this year compared to last year. What I want to point out is that it's the high-end properties that have slowed down immensely. The first two price brackets show that in 2008 62.6% of all of the units sold were price at $400,000 or less. Compare that to the year 2009 and you will see that 77.6% of all sales were under $400,000. That is a significant change in product mix being sold. As you can see by the numbers, the $800,000-$1 million price bracket is particularly quiet in 2009. Sellers are very aware of this, so it may be a very good time to try to strike a bargain in that particular price bracket.

For a very thorough Durango real estate analysis that would compare the first six months of this year to the first six months of last year, please click the following link. Durango Real Estate