Sales and sale prices of existing single-family homes were down in September in Sacramento County and West Sacramento,
The Sacramento Association of Realtors reports that 1,631 single-family homes were sold last month, down 3.1 percent from 1,683 homes sold in August. The September number is a decrease of 19.3 percent from September of 2008, when 2,020 homes were sold.
The median price for existing single-family homes sold in September was $183,000, a decrease of 3.7 percent from the median of $190,000 in August, and down 6.1 percent from $194,950 in September 2008.
Condominium sales were up slightly from last September. A total of 115 condos were sold in Sacramento County and West Sacramento last month, up 5.5 percent from September 2008, when 109 condos were sold. In August, however, 118 condos were sold, 2.5 percent more than in September.
The median sale price of a condo in September was $90,000, down 3.5 percent from $93,300 in August and 19.6 percent from $112,000 last September.
