Smell the fresh cut grass, admire the colorful flowers, sleep with the windows open and a cool breeze at night…Spring is here in Brookside! For Sale signs are stuck in front yards, advertising homes on the market. Let’s take a look at the April sales stats for single family homes in Brookside:
| APRIL 2024 | APRIL 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| Median list price: | $497.250 | $519,000 |
| Median sales price: | $523,000 | $516,000 |
| Days on market: | 2 | 3 |
| No. of homes sold: | 22 | 17 |
Most buyers paid over the list price by about 5%; a few more contracts closed and prices were up a modest 1.3% compared to April 2023. The lowest closed price was $300K and the highest was $1,050,000. Here are the year-to-date numbers:
| JAN-APRIL 2024 | JAN-APRIL 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| Median list price: | $499,950 | $550,000 |
| Median sales price: | $517,500 | $537,250 |
| Days on market: | 3 | 7 |
| No. of homes sold: | 66 | 62 |
Here we see something unusual; prices were down 3.6% YTD over 2023; yet most buyers paying over list price. A few more homes changed owners this year. Currently there are 19 homes listings in Brookside with a median asking price of…..$920,000!! Most homes are priced over $500K, including 7 homes over a million. The lowest priced home is $450,000 and the highest is $8.5 million.
(All stats taken from Heartland MLS; deemed reliable but not guaranteed.)
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