Sedo has recently announced record high prices in the domain name industry ,according to IDNX domain name price index.

You can read Sedo’s announcement after the jump :

“Sedo, the leading online domain marketplace and monetization provider, today announced record high prices in the domain name industry, based on the latest figures from IDNX, the Internet Domain Name Index. IDNX has shown consecutive growth over the past five months, indicating a full rebound from 2011’s financial crisis, and suggesting that the remainder of 2012 could see even stronger figures.

March showed an increase of +4.2%, which follows a similar during February. This growths exceeds the more modest upswing for share prices in the IT and technology sectors. In spite of strong increases, domains still show a strong correlation to fundamental factors in the market, proving that they are at a high without being inflated. Domain prices only slightly outpaced the prices of IT stocks or increases in advertisement revenues, and now rest just above the historical equilibrium.

Alongside higher prices during March, there was also a strong increase in the number of transactions taking place on Sedo’s domain market. This, along with the significant increases over the past five months, suggests that demand for domains has bounced back strongly.

About IDNX

Developed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researcher Thies Lindenthal, IDNX is the first scientific grade price index for the domain market, and is based on over 6 years of Sedo transaction data. IDNX takes into account the inherent quality of domains, and compares the trends in transacted domains to those of other economic indices such as the NASDAQ, bringing more transparency to domain markets. It provides a reliable benchmark for domain name investors and novices alike to determine price trends, investment opportunities, and the value of domains as an economic asset.

About Sedo

Sedo, an acronym for “Search Engine for Domain Offers,” is the leading domain marketplace and monetization provider.  Headquartered in Cologne, Germany and with offices in London, England and Cambridge, Mass., Sedo has assembled the world’s largest database of domain names for sale, with more than 15 million listings. The success of Sedo’s model has attracted a global membership base of more than 1 million domain professionals.