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Home sales down, prices up, in Harrisburg area in October

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Home prices ticked up, although sales dipped, in October in the greater Harrisburg area.

For the three-county region, 589 previously owned houses sold, a significant drop from 741 houses in the year-ago period. However, the median price rose to $245,000 compared to $229,500 in October 2021, according to the Greater Harrisburg Association of Realtors (GHAR).

In Dauphin County, sales totaled 302 houses versus 376 last year, as the median price increased to $218,500 from $210,000, GHAR said.

Cumberland County had 254 home sales in October, a drop from 330 last year, but the median price rose to $283,000 compared to $259,750 the prior year, according to GHAR.

In Perry County, home sales fell to 26 units last month versus 35 in October 2021, as the median price decreased to $229,000 from $239,900 last year, said GHAR.

For the region, houses were selling relatively quickly, as the “average days on market” stood at 19 days compared to 20 days the prior October, GHAR said.

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