Bucks County Housing Prices Jumped 10.6 Percent in the Fourth
Quarter of 2005
The county also saw a 8.7 percent decrease in the number of
residential homes sold
DEVON, PA - Bucks County median home prices jumped 10.6 percent
to $287,658 in the fourth quarter of 2005, according to
Prudential Fox & Roach REALTORS® HomExpert Market Report ©. The
median sale price of homes in the fourth quarter of 2004 was
$260,000.
In the fourth quarter of 2005, the county saw 1,785 homes sold,
a 8.7 percent decrease, compared to 1,956 homes sold in 2004.
The average number of days a home remained on the market
increased from 30 days in the fourth quarter of 2004 to 31 days
in the fourth quarter of 2005.
The median price of new listings of homes in Bucks County also
increased in the fourth quarter by 7.6 percent to $319,900 in
2005 from $297,200 in 2004, according to the HomExpert Market
Report.
Bucks County averaged 3,347 homes per month available for sale
in the fourth quarter of 2005, an increase of 16.4 percent from
2,875 homes per month during the same time in 2004.
Other fourth quarter HomExpert Market Report © findings:
- Chester County led with the highest median sale price in the
five-county region at $295,500, followed by Bucks County
($287,658), Montgomery County ($265,000), Delaware County
($198,500) and Philadelphia County ($131,000).
- Philadelphia County led the five-county region in median price
increase with a jump of 19.1 percent. Bucks County posted an
increase of 10.6 percent followed by Delaware County at 9.5
percent, Montgomery County at 8.2 percent and Chester County at
7.5 percent.
- Philadelphia County sold 4,564 homes in the fourth quarter of
2005, a decrease of 6.5 percent. Montgomery County sold 2,767
homes, a decrease of 2.2 percent, Delaware County sold 1,936
homes a decrease of 5.8 percent, Bucks County sold 1,785 a
decrease of 8.7 percent, and Chester County sold 1,595, a
decrease of 10.9 percent.
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About HomExpert The 2006 HomExpert Market Report is a product of
the Prudential Fox & Roach Realtors’ Research Division. Findings
were compiled using the company’s exclusive HomExpert service,
which analyzes TreND Multiple Listing Service (MLS) data and
provides up-to-the-minute statistics. HomExpert offers exclusive
analysis of real estate activity regionally, by county, MLS area
or zip code across the Prudential Fox & Roach service area.
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