Kent home sales up 22 percent in December

Kent home sales were up 22 percent in December compared to the same month in 2013 with 134 homes sold in the city.

  • BY Wire Service
  • Thursday, January 29, 2015 3:48pm
  • Business
Home sales and prices were up in December in Kent compared to the same month in 2013.

Home sales and prices were up in December in Kent compared to the same month in 2013.

Kent home sales were up 22 percent in December compared to the same month in 2013 with 134 homes sold in the city.

Prices were up 8 percent with a median home price of $270,000, according to according to a report by Redfin, a Seattle-based real estate company. The data is from December only and reflect an unvarnished, timely snapshot of the market.

The numbers in December compared to December 2013:

• Home prices up 8 percent

• Median home price was $270,000

• Median price was $296,050 for single-family homes; $143,000 for condos and town homes

• Homes spent a median 42 days on the market

• Sales up 22 percent with 134 homes sold

For more information, go to redfin.com.


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