The graphs continue to show buyers markets. For now, average selling prices may have leveled, or at least, declines have moderated considerably. The selling prices in all three areas are hovering at levels last seen in 2005. Average selling prices in NK have shown a small short term upswing, the other two a small downward trend.

Unit sales volumes are still down from levels earlier in the year in all three areas, with the lowest level in SEJ where the unit sales rate in a recent week represented less than 1/2% of the available inventory. That is a rate of just under 25% inventory turnover in a year.

Inventories in NK and BI are continuing their usual increasing trend for this time of year, and are up about 4% and 5% respectively over last year at the same time. Inventories in SEJ are at record highs, up about 15% over the same time last year.