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Harrisburg-area home sales and prices both climbed higher in December, according to the latest report on previously owned houses.
For the three-county area, 560 houses sold compared to 492 in December 2023, while the median sales price rose to $280,000 from $259,275, according to the Greater Harrisburg Association of Realtors (GHAR).
In Dauphin County, 257 homes sold in December versus 245 in the year-ago period, as the median price increased to $254,900 from $243,500, GHAR said.
Cumberland County tallied 263 sales, a jump from 210 the previous December, while the median sales price rose to $310,000 from $284,950, GHAR stated.
In Perry County, 43 houses sold compared to 30 in December 2023, as the median price rose to $255,000 from $220,000, according to GHAR.
Despite the increases, the pace of sales slowed in December, as the “average days on market” increased to 29 days versus 23 days a year ago, according to the report.
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