Las Vegas Home Sales Double

11/13/08 - 12:15 PM EST

DQNews.com

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September sales of existing single-family houses in the Las Vegas region more than doubled from a year ago as the median price paid for those homes dove 31%. Foreclosures rose to 82% of all resales, a real estate information service reported.

While the number of single-family houses resold in September shot up 123% from a year ago, the increase in overall transactions was more modest thanks to declining sales for newly built homes.

A total of 4,243 new and resale houses and condos closed escrow in the Las Vegas-Paradise metro area (Clark County) in September, up 4.8% from August and up 38.9% from September 2007, according to MDA DataQuick. The San Diego-based firm tracks real estate trends nationally via public property records.

Las Vegas-Paradise, NV
Median price
Sep-07
Sep-08
%Change
Resale houses
$282,500
$196,000
-30.6%
Resale condos
$180,623
$120,000
-33.6%
New homes
$310,290
$251,905
-18.8%
All home
$289,000
$205,000
-29.1%
Number of sales
Sep-07
Sep-08
%Change
Resale houses
1,303
2,901
122.6%
Resale condos
317
429
35.3%
New homes
1,434
913
-36.3%
All homes
3,054
4,243
38.9%
Source: MDA DataQuick, DQNews.com
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