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For a second straight month, residential housing sales fell but prices increased in the greater Harrisburg area.
In June, 505 homes changed hands compared to 849 in the year-ago period, though the median price rose to $199,900 from $190,075, according to the Greater Harrisburg Association of Realtors (GHAR).
In Dauphin County, 244 residential units sold versus 423 in June 2019, while the median price increased by $5,000 to $181,000, GHAR said, in its latest housing report.
Cumberland County had 236 home sales in June, a decrease from 384 in the year-ago period as the median price rose to $225,600 from $212,900, GHAR said. In Perry County, 25 houses sold, 17 fewer than in June 2019, but the median price increased to $174,900 from $169,500.
The average “days on market” for June rose slightly to 46 from 41 a year ago, GHAR said.
June’s housing data is similar to the data from May, when residential sales also fell but prices increased.
