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Harrisburg-area home sales dip, prices rise in October, says report

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Home sales in the Harrisburg area slipped in October, but prices went up, in the latest report on previously owned houses.

In the three-county region, 514 homes sold, a decrease from 589 in October 2022, as the median sales price increased to $267,000 from $245,000, according to the Greater Harrisburg Association of Realtors (GHAR).

In Dauphin County, sales totaled 229 homes compared to 302 in the year-ago period, as the median price rose to $229,000 from $218,500, GHAR stated.

Cumberland County had 242 home sales, a small decrease from 254 last year, as the median price shot up to $321,000 versus $283,000 the prior October, GHAR said.

In Perry County, 34 homes sold compared to 26 last October, as the median price rose to $250,000 versus $229,000, according to GHAR.

The pace of sales was nearly unchanged, as “average days on market” stood at 18 days versus 19 days in October 2022, GHAR stated.

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