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Home sales drop as prices climb in Harrisburg area in December

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Home sales fell markedly last month, but prices continued to rise, according to the latest sales report on previously owned houses.

For the three-county region, sales totaled 528 houses compared 774 in December 2021, as the median sales price was $250,000 versus $229,900 a year ago, said the Greater Harrisburg Association of Realtors (GHAR).

In Dauphin County, 274 houses sold, a decline from 385 in the year-ago period, while the median price rose to $225,000 from $205,550, GHAR stated.

Cumberland County had 229 home sales versus 333 the prior December, as the median price increased to $288,900 versus $255,900 a year ago, according to GHAR.

In Perry County, sales dropped to 21 units from 46, as the median price went up to $206,500 compared to $190,500 in December 2021, GHAR stated.

The pace of home sales was nearly unchanged at 22 “average days on market” compared to 21 days the prior December, according to GHAR.

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