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Louisville, KY Local News

Louisville, KY - Newest New Home Sales Increase Year-Over-Year in January After Falling Year-Over-Year in December

Posted on: May 07, 2012 09:25:30 AM

There was a rise in sales of new homes in the Louisville, KY market in January year-over-year, swinging up after a decline in December 2011. New home sales saw a 21.2% climb from a year earlier to 40. This followed a 12.3% decline year-over-year in December.

A total of 623 new homes were sold during the 12 months that ended in January, up from 616 for the year that ended in December.

As a percentage of overall housing sales, new home sales accounted for 5.9% of overall housing sales. New home sales were 5.0% of overall sales last year. Following a drop in December year-over-year, sales of new and existing homes increased year-over-year in January.

Pricing and Mortgage Trends

In January, the average price of newly sold homes declined 9.1% year-over-year to $263,565 per unit. This decline follows a move from $267,313 per unit to $264,979 from January 2010 to December 2011.

For newly sold homes, the average mortgage size sank year-over-year in contrast to average price of new homes. Average mortgage size dropped by 17.6% from a year earlier, settling at $195,249 in January. In December 2011, average mortgage size rose 9.0% from a year earlier. For new home sales, the percentage of the sale price that was being financed fell 7.7 percentage points year-over-year to 74.1% in January 2012. This was a swing downward after a 7.4 percentage point rise in December from a year earlier.

 
 
 

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