Tight market continues for existing home sales

The Reno/Sparks Association of REALTORS (RSAR) recently released its April 2016 report on existing home sales in Washoe County, including median sales price and number of home sales in the region.

RSAR obtains its information from the Northern Nevada Regional Multiple Listing Service (www.nnrmls.com) and includes sales of bank-owned (foreclosure) properties.

Washoe County

547 sales of existing single-family homes; a decrease of 4 percent from a year ago and a 5 percent decrease from one month ago in March 2016.

Median sales price was $294,500; an increase of 8 percent from April 2015 and no change from March 2016.

The median sales price of existing condominium/townhomes in Washoe County in April 2016 was $176,000; a 47 percent increase from a year ago.

Reno and

North Valleys

364 sales of existing single family homes in April; a decrease of 8 percent from last year and a 1 percent decrease from March 2016.

The median sales price was $300,000; a 7 percent increase from April 2015, and a 2 percent decrease from the previous month.

The existing condominium/townhome median sales price for April was $185,000; a 54 percent increase from last year.

Sparks and Spanish Springs

183 sales of existing single family homes; a 7 percent increase from April 2015 and a 12 percent decrease from the previous month in March 2016.

The median sales price for an existing single family residence in April 2016 was $285,000; a 12 percent increase from last year in April 2015 and a 2 percent increase from March 2016.

The existing condominium/townhome median sales price for April 2016 was $122,550; a 1 percent increase from last year.

Fernley

43 sales of existing single family homes; a 23 percent decrease from April 2015 and a 9 percent decrease from the previous month in March 2016.

The median sales price was $195,000; a 15 percent increase from April 2015 and a 13 percent increase from last month.

The Reno/Sparks Association of REALTORS® is an organization providing services to its members to ensure their success as real estate professionals, as well as protecting and promoting the consumer’s dream of homeownership in northwestern Nevada.

For more information, visit www.rsar.net.