Hello neighbors!  Time to check Brookside home sales stats for October 2016.  As has been the situation all year, prices are above 2015.  Let’s check the numbers–for the Brookside zip code of 64113:

October 2016

Median List Price:     $340,000

Median Sales Price:   $332,475

Twenty eight homes sold; the highest sales price was $1 million and the lowest was $190,000. Median days on market:  27

October 2015

Median List Price:    $398,725

Median Sales Price    $386,500

Twenty eight homes sold.  Median sales price for Oct 2015 was higher because more of the $500K plus homes sold during the month last year.

Jan-Oct 2016 – 278 homes sold

Median List Price:     $358,350

Median Sales Price:  $353,500

Jan-Oct 2015 – 296 homes sold

Median List Price:     $331,250

Median Sales Price:   $325,000

Prices are up for the year–over 8%.  Fewer homes have sold, however there is still strong demand — that is one reason prices are rising.  Currently there are 37 active single family home listings in the Brookside zip code of 64113. Median list price is $720,000.  Twenty two of the homes for sale are priced over $500K; ten of those are over $1 million.

(All figures taken from Heartland MLS; deemed reliable but not guaranteed.)