LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18)– Kentucky home sales in November are down just one-quarter of one percent from 2017.
Homes sold topped out at 3,909 homes which is just 10 units shy of last year’s mark of 3,919. The 2018 housing market is almost as strong as last year’s record-breaking mark. 2018 numbers now sit at 48,615 units sold compared to 2017’s tally of 49,167, down just 1.1 percent.
Nationwide existing-home sales increased in November, according to the National Association of Realtors, marking two consecutive months of increases. However, unlike Kentucky, year-over-year numbers are down 7 percent from 2017.
The median home price fell by 6.3 percent in November after rising for three consecutive months, easing concerns that falling inventory might raise prices high enough to begin pricing some first-time home buyers out of the market. November 2018 numbers topped out at $129,200 while the 2017 level was $137,361.
While the November housing inventory was up slightly over last year at 4.73 months, the year-to-date inventory fell 2 percent to 4.2 months. Kentucky continues to be on the low side of the comfortable six-month inventory mark that economists like to see.
Days on market levels also dropped slightly in both year-over-year and year-to-date measurements. November saw houses on the market for an average of 107 days, down from 109 one year ago.
