As we head into the holiday season, home sales traditionally slow down. There are few new listings and buyers are occupied with other activities.  It’s more of a challenge to move in the winter months!  Here are the 2018 October single family home sales stats for Brookside, using the zip code of 64113:

October 2018                                                                 October 2017

Median list price:     $429,500                                   Median list price:     $399,000

Median sales price:   $430,000                                 Median sales price:    $395,000

No. of homes sold:        24                                         No. of homes sold:     25

Days on  market:       3                                                Days on market:      32

Virtually the same number of homes sold last month as a year ago; prices up.  The lowest sales price was $237,500 and the highest was $1.15 million.  Checking year-to-date numbers:

Jan-Oct 2018                                                                Jan-Oct 2017

Median list price:      $400,000                                Median list price:     $384,900

Median sales price:    $395,000                               Median sales price:   $375,000

No. of homes sold:      248                                        No. of homes sold:     253

Days on market:           15                                         Days on market:        18

Home prices are up just over 5% for the year.  There have been nine  $1 million+ sales in Brookside this year!  

Currently there are 57 active single family homes for sale in Brookside, with a median list price of $425,000 and 56 days on market.  Over half of the homes for sale are priced over $400K.  Happy Thanksgiving to all!

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