October Statistics

Sales of single family homes rose just over 8% in October compared with September and while the chart trends upward as sales increase from early in the year, sales so far this year are about equal with last. This is actually surprising since it seems a much more active year for sales but perhaps that’s a factor of fewer Realtors in the marketplace.
Prices provide a more consistent downward trend of 16.8% year-to-date and a 36% decrease from peak prices in 2006 (according to the Case-Shiller Value Analysis).