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Home sales dipped, prices rose in greater Harrisburg area in November, says report

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Harrisburg-area home sales ticked down, but prices crept higher in November, according to the latest report on previously owned houses.

For the three-county region, 474 homes sold compared to 492 in November 2023, as the median sales price rose to $275,000 from $259,500, said the Greater Harrisburg Association of Realtors (GHAR).

In Dauphin County, 214 houses sold, a drop from 250 a year ago, while the median sales price grew to $250,000 from $235,000, GHAR said.

Cumberland County had 240 home sales, up from 214 in the year-ago period, as the median price increased to $314,297 from $302,000 in November 2023, according to GHAR.

In Perry County, 18 houses sold compared to 32 sales the prior November, and the median price rose to $237,500 from $205,000, GHAR stated.

In November, the pace of sales slowed, as the “average days on market” increased to 28 days versus 22 days in the year-ago period, GHAR said.

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