A house under contract in Harrisburg
The Harrisburg area’s housing market cooled a bit in August, but prices remained robust, according to the most recent report on previously owned homes.
For the three-county region, 604 houses sold compared to 734 houses in August 2022, as the median sales price jumped to $284,298 versus $260,000 a year ago, according to the Greater Harrisburg Association of Realtors (GHAR).
In Dauphin County, 299 homes sold in August versus 341 in the year-ago period, as the median price rose to $255,000 from $230,000 last year, said GHAR.
Cumberland County had 279 home sales compared to 358 the prior August, while the median sales price increased slightly to $308,000 from $300,000, GHAR stated.
In Perry County, sales totaled 25 homes, a drop from 38 the previous August, as the median price rose to $242,000 from $202,450 a year ago, according to GHAR.
In August, sales were somewhat slower than the prior year, as “average days on market” increased to 19 days, an increase of five days, over August 2022, said GHAR.
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