Baltimore Market: August

Varied housing market outcome this August.

RBI's recent report on the Baltimore metro area's August market:

 "The housing market in the Baltimore Metro Area continued its mixed performance in August.  The number of closed sales increased 1.1 percent from last year, driven by townhomes, which were the only property segment with sales growth.  The number of new pending contracts also increased, rising 7.7 percent from last August.  Every property segment had gains in new pending contracts.  But the median sales price decreased 2.8 percent from August 2013, with declines for all property segments.  This is the second consecutive month of year-over-year declines in the median sales price and the first time in nearly three years for every property segment to decline.  The number of homes for sale continues to rise and active listings increased 24.0 percent from last year, but only reached 69 percent of their peak-level.  New listings continue to contribute to this increase and have now risen from the prior year for 17 consecutive months."

Read the complete article here: http://www.rbintel.com/blog/another-mixed-performance-baltimore-metro-market-august