September Market Report

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MEMPHIS, TN – October 8, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Memphis-area home sales for September rose 17.1 percent from a year ago, with 1,287 total sales recorded in the Memphis Area Association of REALTORS® MAARdata property records database. Total sales decreased 15 percent from August. Average sales price year-over-year was up 1.6 percent at $128,971. Inventory declined 2.1 percent, with 7,392 units listed for sale. Sales volume YTD increased 17.6 percent to $1.46 billion.

September Comparison

2012 2011 % Change
Total Home Sales 1,287 1,099 17.1%
Median Sales Price $90,500 $95,000 -4.7%
Average Sales Price $132,010 $129,321 2.1%
Monthly Sales Volume $169.9 million $142.1 million 19.6%

 

Year-to-Date Comparison

2012 2011 % Change
Total Home Sales 11,331 9,786 15.8%
Median Sales Price $87,500 $87,000 0.6%
Average Sales Price $128,971 $126,906 1.6%
Monthly Sales Volume $1.46 billion $1.24 billion 17.6%

Historical home sales statistics are located at maar.org/marketreports.

“Average sales price for September topped $132,000 and was at almost $155,000 for non-bank sales,” said MAAR President Carol Lott. “That’s encouraging. Year-to-date we’re up in sales, pricing and sales volume.”

Serving the Mid-South for more than 100 years as the Voice for Local Real Estate, the Memphis Area Association of REALTORS® serves and represents real estate professionals as well as provides real estate information to the general public. About 3,500 members unite to make up one of Tennessee’s largest local REALTOR® organizations with real estate expertise stretching throughout the greater Memphis area. The MAARdata system includes records of all property transactions in Shelby, Fayette and Tipton counties. The MLS includes listings in Shelby, Fayette, Tipton, Hardeman, Hardin, McNairy, and Lauderdale counties in Tennessee; DeSoto County in Mississippi; and Crittenden County in Arkansas.

MAAR members subscribe to the National Association of REALTORS® Code of Ethics. For more information, visit MAAR’s Web site at www.maar.org.

Contact
Don Wade, Media Relations & Research, 901.485.1653.
don.wade (at) maar (dot) org

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