Homes sale rose 14 percent in Central Virginia in 2015

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The home at 2609 Monument Avenue is for sale Tuesday, January 26, 2016.

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The home at 2609 Monument Avenue is for sale Tuesday, January 26, 2016.



Residential sales

The following shows fourth-quarter sales, median sales prices and percentage changes from the year-earlier period:

Chesterfield County: 1,196 sales, up 14 percent; $228,125 median sales price, up 4 percent

Hanover County: 383 sales, up 11 percent; $254,950, up 3 percent

Henrico County: 995 sales, up 5 percent; $215,000, no change

Richmond: 590 sales, up 4 percent; $199,950, down 3 percent

Richmond metro total: 3,164, up 9 percent; $221,991, up 1 percent

Source: Central Virginia Regional Multiple Listing Service, GMU Center for Regional Analysis

Posted: Tuesday, January 26, 2016 9:00 pm

Homes sale rose 14 percent in Central Virginia in 2015

By CAROL HAZARD
Richmond Times-Dispatch

Richmond Times-Dispatch

Home sales in Central Virginia increased throughout 2015 compared with the previous year, rising double digits every quarter and up 14 percent overall in 2015 from 2014, according to a year-end and fourth-quarter housing market report released Tuesday by the Richmond Association of Realtors.

Last year marked the fifth consecutive year of sales growth and the most consistently strong sales growth in the region since before the recession, reflecting continued buyer confidence in the market, according to the report.

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