Lake Forest’s March Property sales were 13, down -27.8% from 18 in March of 2010 and 8.3% higher than the 12 sales last month. March 2011 sales were at a mid level compared to March of 2010 and 2009. March YTD sales of 35 are running -30.0% behind last year's year-to-date sales of 50.

The Median Sales Price in March was $830,000, up 28.9% from $644,125 in March of 2010 and up 39.7% from $593,950 last month. The Average Sales Price in March was $1,169,593, up 59.2% from $734,474 in March of 2010 and up 10.4% from $1,059,261 last month. March 2011 ASP was at a mid range compared to March of 2010 and 2009.

The Total Inventory of Properties available for sale as of March was 332, down -0.3% from 333 last month and down -17.8% from 404 in March of last year. March 2011 Inventory was at the lowest level compared to March of 2010 and 2009.

The March 2011 Months Supply of Inventory of 25.5 months was at a mid range compared with March of 2010 and 2009. A comparatively lower MSI is more beneficial for sellers while a higher MSI is better for buyers.

The average Days On Market (DOM) is how many days the average Property is on the Market before it sells. An upward trend in DOM tends to indicate a move towards more of a Buyer's market, a downward trend a move towards more of a Seller's market. The DOM for March was 206, up 60.9% from 128 days last month and down -8.4% from 225 days in March of last year. The March 2011 DOM was at a mid range compared with March of 2010 and 2009.

The Selling Price vs Original Listing Price is the average amount that Sellers are agreeing to come down from their original list price. The lower the ratio is below 100% the more of a Buyer's market exists, a ratio at or above 100% indicates more of a Seller's market. The

 March 2011 Selling Price vs Original List Price of 84.5% was up from 83.2% last month and up from 83.0% in March of last year.