{"id":1024,"date":"2015-01-29T12:48:41","date_gmt":"2015-01-29T20:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spiken.wpengine.com\/news\/kent-home-sales-up-22-percent-in-december\/"},"modified":"2016-10-22T18:35:35","modified_gmt":"2016-10-23T01:35:35","slug":"kent-home-sales-up-22-percent-in-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/business\/kent-home-sales-up-22-percent-in-december\/","title":{"rendered":"Kent home sales up 22 percent in December"},"content":{"rendered":"
Kent home sales were up 22 percent in December compared to the same month in 2013 with 134 homes sold in the city.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Prices were up 8 percent with a median home price of $270,000, according to according to a report by Redfin, a Seattle-based real estate company. The data is from December only and reflect an unvarnished, timely snapshot of the market.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The numbers in December compared to December 2013:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u2022 Home prices up 8 percent<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u2022 Median home price was $270,000<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u2022 Median price was $296,050 for single-family homes; $143,000 for condos and town homes<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u2022 Homes spent a median 42 days on the market<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u2022 Sales up 22 percent with 134 homes sold<\/p>\n<\/p>\n