Absorption Rate by Price Range
Weichert has been studying market
conditions for more than 3 decades and has
found a direct correlation between market
absorption and property values.
As absorption rates increase beyond a
normal market level of 5-6 months, property
values depreciate annually.

Market Absorption Scale
(Absorption Rate in Months)
5-6 months absorption rate indicates a normal market.

Sample Market Absorption Rate
Anytown., NJ
107 current active listings 24.3
= months
4 reported sales in last 30 days
absorption
rate
5-6 Months Market Absorption Rate indicates a normal market.

Market Scale for Supply & Demand
High Supply/Low Demand Normal Low Supply/High Demand
Weichert has been
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studying market
Market Absorption in Months
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conditions for more than 3
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decades and has found a
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direct correlation between
Norma
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property values.
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As absorption rates
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increase beyond a normal
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market level of 5-6
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months, property values

Princeton Borough Absorption Rate By Price
Towns Active Listings Pending in Last Absorption Rate in
30 Days Months
8 1 8
0-$500
$500-750k 8 3 2.6
$750-999 7 2 3.5
$999-$1.5 11 0 99
million
$1.5 million + 13 1 13

Princeton Township Absorption Rate By Price
Towns Active Listings Pending in Last Absorption Rate in
30 Days Months
12 1 12
0-$500
$500-999k 54 4 13.5
$999-1.5 29 1 29
$1.5-2.5 34 1 34
$2.5 + 21 1 21

West Windsor Absorption Rate By Price
Towns Active Listings Pending in Last Absorption Rate in
30 Days Months
46 12 3.83
0-$500
$500-750k 36 11 3.27
$750-999 20 3 6.6
$999 + 6 0 99

Lawrence Absorption Rate By Price
Towns Active Listings Pending in Last Absorption Rate in
30 Days Months
134 16 8.3
0-$400
$400-650 44 7 6.2
$650-999 11 1 11
$999 + 8 0 99

Ewing Absorption Rate By Price
Towns Active Listings Pending in Last Absorption Rate in
30 Days Months
30 3 10
0-$150
$150-250 126 12 10.5
$250-450 80 4 20
450+ 9 0 99

Hopewell Absorption Rate By Price
Towns Active Listings Pending in Last Absorption Rate in
30 Days Months
63 4 15.7
0-$400
$400-$650 46 1 46
$650-999 39 1 39
$999+ 33 0 99