Market Statistics

TAOS COUNTY SALES VOLUME BY QUARTER

(FROM MLS DATA--TAOS COUNTY ONLY)

PERIOD                      TOTAL#                  LIST PRICE                   SOLD PRICE

Q1 06                              208                         45,921,914                        43,718,829

Q2                                   206                         54,816,770                        52,495,337

Q3                                   210                         58,710,999                        55,795,239

Q4                                    70                          28,371,398                        21,526,860

Q1 07                              119                         39,876,265                        37,074,492

Q2                                    43                          39,984,441                        37,827,717

Q3                                    52                          46,340,048                        43,979,777

Q4                                   116                         51,910,650                        44,021,475

Q1 08                               89                          27,355,300                        26,302,980

Q2                                    86                          32,549,400                        27,140,425

Q3                                    92                          30,057,420                        27,788,923

Q4                                    82                          23,654,848                        19,945,518

Q1 09                               48                          12,461,790                        10,907,005

Q2                                    62                          15,936,200                        12,080,800

Q3                                    92                          29,911,000                        27,662,150

Q4                                    90                          23,881,788                        20,497,905

Q1 10                               61                          17,596,600                        15,324,150

Q2                                    62                          16,925,950                        15,729,800

Q3                                    66                          22,588,894                        20,560,194

Q4                                    76                          24,561,990                        22,214,125

Q1 2011                           51                          10,960,108                        10,199,349

Q2                                    53                          13,539,350                        12,358,900

Q3                                    56                          15,486,000                        13,790,462

Q4                                    72                          23,276,449                        21,233,622

Q1 2012                           73                          14,925,860                        13,728,400

ANGEL FIRE AND MORENOVALLEY VOLUMES  2006 TO PRESENT

                 TOTAL SALES                LAND         RES        COMM/MF     TOTAL VALUE             

 2005                     (PRIOR TO MLS INCLUSION)

 2006              174                       107               67                 0                  $29,735,000

 2007              198                         83              115                0                   47,948,000

 2008              172                         71               98                 3                   34,331,000

 2009              159                         53              103                3                   32,395,000

 2010              187                         76              108                3                   35,714,000

 2011              163                         57              102                4                   32,644,577

 2012 to date   34                         10                22                 2                     6,542,245   

CURRENT  

ACTIVE            TOTAL                    LAND              RES       COM/MF

LISTINGS          835                        523              280             32             FIGURES AS OF APR 9,2012

The 835 figure represents an approximate 10% drop from readings taken other readings during the year.  This is most likely a seasonal phenomena as property owners wait until spring to list or relist their properties.

The linked article below is written by Ed Adams our senior residential appraiser.  Ed has been at it for decades and the research is concise and easily digested.  It is very sobering.

http://taosmls.net/news/o-buyer-where-art-thou/