DC Metro housing market starts strong in 2015
Posted on February 10, 2015 by Corey Hart
Feb

10

2015

January home prices, contracts and closed sales up over 2014 levels

Rockville, MD – (February 10, 2015) – The following analysis of the Washington, D.C. Metro Area housing market has been prepared by Elliot Eisenberg, Ph.D. of RealEstate Business Intelligence (RBI) and is based on January 2015 MRIS housing data.

 

OVERVIEW

The Washington DC Metro housing market started 2015 on a good note, with increases in sales, prices, new contracts and inventories compared to January 2014.  Closed sales increased by 4.5% from January 2014, and all property segments increased year-over-year.  While single-family detached prices remained flat at $450,000, townhomes and condos increased by 1.4% and 4.7% respectively.

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Baltimore area sees double-digit gains in January home sales and contracts
Posted on February 10, 2015 by Corey Hart
Feb

10

2015

Foreclosure sales continue rising; Prices for non-distressed home sales jump 8.4 percent year-over-year

Rockville, MD – (February 10, 2015) – The following analysis of the Baltimore Metro Area housing market has been prepared by Elliot Eisenberg, Ph.D. of RealEstate Business Intelligence (RBI) and is based on January 2015 MRIS housing data.

OVERVIEW

The Baltimore Metro housing market began the year well, with large increases in sales, prices, new contracts and inventories compared to January 2014.  Closed sales of 1,786 increased by 18.4% from January 2014.  Single-family detached median prices rose 7.6% to $285,250, condos rose 0.7% to $186,250, and townhomes experienced a substantial 26.9% increase in sales but a 15.9% decline in median price to $134,450. 

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DC Metro prices hit December high, annual 2014 prices only 2 percent off 2007 peak
Posted on January 12, 2015 by Corey Hart
Jan

12

2015

8 percent jump in December sales; Contracts up 11 percent

OVERVIEW

The Washington DC Metro Area housing market ended on a positive note in 2014, with nearly every indicator performing better than in December 2013.  Closed sales increased 8.0 percent from 2013, the first year-over-year increase in 2014.  Only two jurisdictions had fewer closed sales than last December: Washington, D.C. (-2.2 percent) and Alexandria City (-0.6 percent).  The total number of closed sales for the year was 6.0 percent below the total number sold in 2013.  However, the total number of closed sales in 2014 was above the annual totals of every year from 2007 to 2012.  In December, the number of new pending contracts increased 10.8 percent from December 2013, marking the second consecutive month of year-over-year growth and boding well for next month’s closed sales count. 

Inventory also increased and both active listings and new listings were higher than in December of last year.  The median sales price was above its year-ago level, increasing 4.3 percent to reach the highest December-level on record.  The median sales price for the calendar year increased 1.4 percent from 2013, reaching the highest level since 2007.

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Baltimore Metro hits highest December closed sales tally since 2005
Posted on January 12, 2015 by Corey Hart
Jan

12

2015

Double-digit increase in closed sales for every jurisdiction; Contract activity up 27.5 percent

OVERVIEW

In 2014, the Baltimore Metro Area housing market continued to improve and ended on a positive note. Closed sales increased 26.7 percent between December 2013 and December 2014, the largest gain in over a year. Every jurisdiction in the region had double-digit increases in closed sales, led by Anne Arundel County (+41.5 percent). In the 2014 calendar year, the total number of closed sales increased 4.5 percent from the 2013 total. Every jurisdiction except Howard County had an increase in the number of annual sales in 2014 compared to 2013. In December, the number of new contracts signed increased 27.5 percent, indicating that upcoming months will see continued growth in closed sales.

The median sales price decreased modestly in December, driven by declines for single-family detached homes and townhomes. The median sales price for the calendar year 2014 was virtually unchanged from 2013, falling by 0.2 percent. The decrease was driven by price declines in Baltimore City and Harford County. Buyers continue to have more options as inventory rises. Heading into 2015, active inventory is 14.1 percent higher than the same point last year. New listings in December increased 28.0 percent over the number added in December 2013.

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Price gains for all property segments in the DC Metro area
Posted on December 10, 2014 by Corey Hart
Dec

10

2014

Mild increase in contract activity

OVERVIEW

The November performance of the Washington DC Metro Area housing market continued to follow the patterns seen through most of 2014. Closed sales decreased 1.0 percent from November 2013. While this is a milder increase than in prior months, housing performance in November 2013 was affected by the shutdown of the Federal government in October 2013. Between November 2013 and November 2014, the region’s decrease in closed sales was driven by three jurisdictions: Alexandria City (-11.9 percent), Fairfax County (-9.2 percent) and Montgomery County (-2.3 percent). For the region as a whole, not all property segments had fewer closed sales than last year, and single-family detached home sales increased by 6.3 percent.

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