HOUSING MARKET REPORT - AUGUST 2016

Orlando home sales jump 7 percent; median price rises 14 percent as inventory continues downward slide. ​

Sales of homes in Orlando experienced a year-over-year increase of 7.32 percent for the month of August, reports the Orlando Regional REALTOR® Association. The jump occurred amid yet another double-digit decrease in inventory, which continues to contribute to the area’s sustained rise in median price.

“Despite a 10 percent drop in overall inventory, continued buyer demand drove Orlando home sales up by more than 7 percent and contributed to a 14 percent jump in median price between August 2015 and August 2016,” says Orlando Regional REALTOR® Association President John Lazenby, Colony Realty Group, Inc.

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