Bucks County Single Home Sales Through 2011

The calendar year home sales statistics for Bucks County have just been released by the local MLS service.  Home Sale Statistics through 12/31/2011 are as follows:

Bucks County Single Family Home Sales 2011 Calendar Year Statistics Compared to 2009 and 2010 Statistics
	2009	2010	2011	2009/2010 Change	2010/2011 Change
Settled Units	4,829	4,560	4,423	-5.57%	-3.00%
Average Sold Price	$329,000	$343,000	$324,000	4.26%	-5.54%
Median Sold Price	$284,000	$295,000	$275,000	3.87%	-6.78%
Average Sold Price/ Original List Price*	92.28%	92.35%	90.88%	.08%	-1.59%
* “Original List Price” is the price at which a property is listed under the current listing contract.  If there is a price reduction, it would not be reflected in the original list price.
Source: MLS Trend

Home sales during 2010 were affected by the federal homeowners tax credit.  Sale numbers and prices in that year may have been affected by homeowners seeking to take advantage of the credit.