RHODE ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®, INC. "The Voice of Real Estate in Rhode Island" Press ReleaseContact: Kerry Park |
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Rhode Island’s Housing Market Solid Near Summer’s EndWarwick, RI, September 21, 2015…The Rhode Island Association of Realtors reported that single family home sales increased from the prior year for the ninth consecutive month in August, the longest running uptick in sales activity since 2012. Median price also rose eight percent to $235,000 from August, 2014 and pending sales – homes under contract but not yet closed - increased 10 percent. The increase in pending sales indicates that the upsurge in sales will continue into the fall. The condominium and multi-family markets also fared well, with increases in both closing activity and median price. Condominium sales increased by eight percent from 12 months earlier while the median sales price rose seven percent to $204,750. Multi-family home sales soared 42 percent and the median price of those sales increased six percent to $179,900. “The activity in August’s multi-family market is remarkable. That sector of the market is heavily influenced by investors. The possibility of the Federal Reserve increasing interest rates this fall could have been a big factor in the sharp increase in sales activity,” said Bruce Lane, President of the Rhode Island Association of Realtors. “These days real estate can also seem like a more stable investment than the stock market,” he added. While pending sales in the single home and condo markets continue to remain elevated above last year, multi-family homes under contract saw no change in August, foretelling more tempered activity in that sector of the market in the months to come. Inventory remains near the six-month mark for all three categories of the housing market with the supply of single family homes and multi-family properties being slightly less than six months and the inventory of condominiums for sale being slightly more. Industry professionals consider a six-month supply of properties for sale to be a housing market which favors buyers and sellers equally. |
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About the Rhode Island Association of REALTORS®The Rhode Island Association of REALTORS®, one of the largest trade organizations in Rhode Island with more than 5,000 members in nearly 1,000 offices, has been serving Rhode Islanders since 1948. Advocating for Rhode Island's property owners, the Rhode Island Association of REALTORS® provides a facility for professional development, research and exchange of information among its members and to the public and government for the purpose of preserving the free enterprise system and the right to own real property. Last year, RI Realtors transacted $6.9 billion in residential real estate sales and $7.1 billion in total sales and rentals including commercial transactions. The Association is one of more than 1,500 boards and associations that comprise the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). The National Association of Realtors®, “The Voice for Real Estate,” is America's largest trade association, representing over 1.5 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries and who subscribe to a strict Code of Ethics. REALTOR® is a federally registered collective membership mark which identifies a real estate professional who is member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® and subscribes to its strict Code of Ethics. |
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