Asheville Real Estate-December Sales Up

For the first time since June 2006 both number of homes sold and average sale price are up from the same month the previous year.

Preliminary Dec. 2009 vs Dec. 2008
Number Homes Sold	+16.41%	390
Total Dollar Volume	+23.93%	102,850,599
Average Listing Price	+8.46%	286,108
Average Sale Price	+6.45%	263,719
Average Days on Market	+11.61%	173

Data from the WNCRMLS as of 1-4-2010

For more sales data go to The Asheville Market.

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Asheville Real Estate Market Report December 2008

Asheville Real Estate Market Report December 2008

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Data is from the 5 county WNC Regional MLS system and represents total home sales in Buncombe, Madison, Haywood, Henderson and Transylvania counties.
WNCR December 2008 Home Sales Report


Percentage Changes 2008 vs 2007
Homes Sold __________-31.40%
Avg Days on Market ____+38.94%
Avg Selling Price _______-10.30%
Median Selling Price ____-17.35%
Total Sell Price Volume __-38.67%


December 2007--------------- -Sales December 2008 Sales
Single-Family Homes Sold 476 ---Single-Family Homes Sold 327
Average Days on Market 113 -----Average Days on Market 157
Average Selling Price 277,971 -----Average Selling Price 248,151
Median Selling Price 231,098 -----Median Selling Price 191,000
Average List Price 288,784 -------Average List Price 264,277
Median List Price 231,098 --------Median List Price 209,900
Sell Price Volume 132,313,978 ----Sell price volume 81,145,392

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December 2008 Asheville Home Sales Data
Sales Trend Report - 2008 Residential sales trend indicator. Sales by price range and type.
Active Listings Report - Residential active listings as of month end.
Percent Sold Report - Listings sold divided by listings active as of month end.
Sales History by Type Report - 5 year residential inventory history by type.
Sales History Report - 5 year residential sales history.
Sales Medians Report - 5 year residential median price by type.
Active Listings Spreadsheet-Excel Spreadsheet with 5 years of data on Active Listings.
Closed Listings Spreadsheet-Excel Spreadsheet with 5 years of data on Closed Listings.
For more sales data go to Western NC Regional MLS Home Sales Statistics. 828-775-3288
jim@jimcottam.com

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