Homes sales were up locally last month, but Johnson County was one of few in central Indiana where more homes were sold as compared to last year.
Local home sales increased 22 percent in September, compared to the same time last year. And so far, home sales are up nearly 7 percent for the year, according to a report from Indianapolis-based real estate firm F.C. Tucker.
The prices homes are selling for was also up, reaching $175,071 on average last month, the report said.
Johnson County and Morgan County were the only two counties in central Indiana with more home sales last month, compared to September 2014.
Across central Indiana, home sales were down nearly 7 percent last month, the report said.
But Johnson County is slightly lower than the average 8 percent increase in sales for all central Indiana counties for the year.
The average local home sales price was also lower than the central Indiana average of $185,536, the report said.
Fewer homes are also listed for sale across central Indiana, with 9 percent fewer homes for sale in the nine-county area, and 13 percent fewer in Johnson County, the report said.
That number reflects the trend toward a more balanced market, according to a news release from F.C. Tucker.
But with higher prices and year-to-date sales increasing, that is a good sign of a strong housing market, the release said.
“The region is 7.9 percent ahead of last year’s pended sales at this time, and that’s a sure sign we’ve ended the third quarter on a strong note,” Jim Litten, president of F.C. Tucker Company, said in the release.
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Here is a look at home sales in central Indiana last month, compared to the year before:
Johnson County
September 2015: 235
September 2014: 192
Increase: 22 percent
Boone County
September 2015: 69
September 2014: 101
Decrease: 32 percent
Hamilton County
September 2015: 414
September 2014: 550
Decrease: 25 percent
Hancock County
September 2015: 97
September 2014: 105
Decrease: 8 percent
Hendricks County
September 2015: 197
September 2014: 217
Decrease: 9 percent
Marion County
September 2015: 1,004
September 2014: 1,023
Decrease: 2 percent
Morgan County
September 2015: 94
September 2014: 69
Increase: 36 percent
Shelby County
September 2015: 37
September 2014: 46
Decrease: 20 percent
SOURCE: F.C. Tucker
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