A house for sale in Harrisburg
Harrisburg-area home sales and prices both rose in January, according to the latest report on previously owned houses.
For the three-county area, 398 homes sold last month, 40 more than in January 2024, while the median sales price increased to $277,000 from $258,000, according to the Greater Harrisburg Association of Realtors (GHAR).
In Dauphin County, 221 houses sold versus 187 in the year-ago period, as the median price rose to $245,897 from $229,900, GHAR said.
Cumberland County had 161 home sales compared 146 the previous January, while the median sales price went to $335,000 from $297,450, according to GHAR.
In Perry County, 16 homes sold, a drop from 24 in January 2024, as the median price increased to $283,500 from $263,450, GHAR stated.
The pace of home sales slowed as “average days on market” rose to 35 days from 31 days a year ago, said GHAR.
