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Sales declined but prices jumped for previously owned houses in the Harrisburg area, according to the January sales report.
In the three-county region, 389 homes sold last month, compared to 499 in January 2022, but the median sales price rose to $245,000 from $211,900 the prior year, according to the Greater Harrisburg Association of Realtors (GHAR).
In Dauphin County, home sales totaled 186 units versus 240 the prior January, as the median price increased to $204,000 from $200,000, GHAR said.
Cumberland County also experienced a sales decline, to 174 houses versus 215 a year ago, but the median sales price leapt to $290,000 from $235,000 in January 2022, according to GHAR.
In Perry County, 27 homes sold, a decline of two, as the median price rose to $191,000 versus $184,500 the previous January, stated GHAR.
The “average days on market” went up to 34 days, versus 20 days in the year-ago period, GHAR said.
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