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Harrisburg-area home sales, prices largely flat in January, says report

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Harrisburg-area home sales were largely unchanged in January on a year-over-year basis, according to the latest report on previously owned houses.

For the three-county region, 382 homes sold compared to 398 in January 2025, as the median sales price inched down to $270,000 from $277,000, according to the Greater Harrisburg Association of Realtors (GHAR).

In Dauphin County, 180 houses changed hands versus 221 in the year-ago period, as the median sales price rose to $252,000 from $245,897, GHAR stated.

Cumberland County tallied 171 home sales, up from 161 a year earlier, but the median sales price dropped to $299,750 from $335,000 the prior January, said GHAR.

In Perry County, 29 homes sold, up from 16 the prior January, as the median sales price fell to $249,500 from $283,500, according to GHAR.

The pace of home sales slowed in January, as “average days on market” rose to 40 days from 35 days in January 2025, GHAR said.

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