July 2015 home sales statistics

Residential properties in the Jefferson City area and across Missouri sold faster and for higher prices in July 2015 than a year earlier.

July 2015 home sales statistics from the Jefferson City Area Board of REALTORS are as follows:

Number of active listings: 657, a 12.9 percent decrease compared to 754 in July 2014.

Number of new listings: 139, a 32.5 percent decrease compared to 206 in July 2014.

Number of units sold: 127, a 3.3 percent increase compared to 123 in July 2014.

Average sales price: $163,225, a 13.4 percent increase compared to $143,970 in July 2014.

Cumulative days on market: 71, a 36 percent decrease compared to 111 in July 2014.

Total units sold year-to-date: 781, a 16 percent increase compared to 673 in July 2014.

Statewide residential home sales statistics for July 2015 from Missouri REALTORS are as follows:

Number of homes sold: 7,921, a 21.3 percent increase compared to July 2014.

Average number of days on market: 111, a 5.1 percent decrease compared to 117 in July 2014.

Average sales price: $185,296, a 3.2 percent increase compared to $179,542 in July 2014.

Median sales price: $152,000, a 3.8 percent increase compared to $146,500 in July 2014.

Total units sold year-to-date: 42,849, a 12 percent increase compared to 38,259 in July 2014.