Saturday, March 22, 2008

Prices start to rise in February...

Median Prices Rise in February
Trends at a Glance


The median prices for single-family, re-sale homes and re-sale condos gained ground last month. The median price for homes rose 5.1% from January, a year-over-year loss of 1.5%. This is the first year-over-year loss since August 2003. The median price for condos rose 13%, month-over-month, and was up 6.7% compared to February 2007.
Sales of single-family, re-sale homes bounced back from the record low set in January. There were 424 homes sold last month, a rise of 25.8% from the month before, down 36.2% from last February. Condo sales rose 2.2%, but were off 56.9% year-over-year.
Inventory continues to increase as we enter the spring selling season. The number of homes on the market rose 11.1% compared to January, and up 72.9% year-over-year. Condo inventory rose 8.7% month-over-month, and was up 61.7% compared to last February.
The sales price to list price ratio for single-family homes rose 0.6 of a point to 98.2%. The ratio for condos fell 0.2 of a point to 97.9%.
Days on market fell six days to 81 for homes. Days on market for condos was flat at 85 days.
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