Local home sales fell for the start of 2016, but the price is already up.
Last month, 137 homes sold in Johnson County, a 16 percent decrease from the same time in 2015, according to a report from F.C. Tucker Co.
The same was true for most central Indiana counties, with home sales dropping nearly 10 percent from January 2015. Johnson County had the third largest decrease, behind Boone and Hamilton counties, the report said.
But Johnson County also had one of the largest upticks in the average sales price of homes.
According to the report, the average sales price for a local home in January was $170,053, a nearly 10 percent increase from January 2015. During that time last year, the average sales price was $155,270, the report said.
Across central Indiana, the average sales price increased by about 2 percent.
Johnson County had the second highest price increase, after Morgan County, where the average price increased by nearly 19 percent, the report said.
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Here is a look at home sales last month, compared to the month before:
Johnson County
January 2016: 137
January 2015: 163
Decrease: 16 percent
Boone County
January 2016: 51
January 2015: 72
Decrease: 29 percent
Hamilton County
January 2016: 326
January 2015: 438
Decrease: 26 percent
Hancock County
January 2016: 79
January 2015: 78
Increase: 1 percent
Hendricks County
January 2016: 138
January 2015: 162
Decrease: 15 percent
Marion County
January 2016: 833
January 2015: 828
Increase: Less than 1 percent
Morgan County
January 2016: 53
January 2015: 55
Decrease: 4 percent
Shelby County
January 2016: 31
January 2015: 35
Decrease: 11 percent
SOURCE: F.C. Tucker Co.
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