Area housing market continues steady climb
PITTSBURGH – The housing market continues to show strong activity, according to the West Penn Multi-List Inc.’s monthly residential real estate report.
“All indicators are showing that residential real estate will finish strong this year,” said Ron Croushore, president of West Penn Multi-List, Inc., and owner and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices The Preferred Realty, Pittsburgh.
When comparing January-October 2016 with the same time period in 2015:
• Closed sales are up 1.46 percent (21,175 units in 2016 versus 20,870 in 2015);
• Closed sales volume is up 1.89 percent ($3,911,535,748 in 2016 versus $3,838,922,057 in 2015);
• Average sales price is up 2.38 percent ($180,843 in 2016 versus $176,645 in 2015); and
• New listings are up 0.20 percent (32,214 units in 2016 versus 32,150 in 2015).
“If we can keep our inventory of homes for sale at a healthy level, the market will be positioned well in the months to come,” Croushore said.
West Penn Multi-List, Inc., provides residential real estate information for its 17-county service area – Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Cambria, Clarion, Crawford, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Jefferson, Lawrence, Mercer, Somerset, Venango, Washington and Westmoreland counties.