West Haven Homes For Sale - West Haven CT Real Estate Market Report October 2009
Understanding the general direction of the current West Haven CT real estate market conditions is of vital 
importance to both buyers and sellers in order to help you make a more informed decision when buying or selling a home in West Haven.
There are currently 181 West Haven homes for sale ranging in price from $48,000 to 929,000.
In the month of October 2009 there were 31 homes that closed which is a increase of 6 homes as there were 25 homes that closed in October 2008.
The average sales prices of the homes sold in October 2009 was $197,523 with an average 83 days on the market versus $207,138 for those sold in October 2008 with an average 106 days on the market.
The median sales price for October 2009 was $208,500.
The median sales price for October 2008 was $179,900.
Below is a summary of the West Haven CT real estate market that provides a more in depth view of market conditions over the past twelve months.
For the period of January-October 2008 there were 269 homes sold with an average list price of $223,965, an average sales price of $214,157 and a median sales price of $206,000.
For the period of January-October 2009 there were 293 homes sold with an average list price of $182,638, an average sales price of $173,595 and a median sales price of $172,950.
The average sale price to list price ratio for January-October 2008 was 95.73% and for January-October 2009 was 95.22%.
The average days on market for January-October 2008 was 82 days and for January-October 2009 it was 81 days.
In reviewing this comparison of year to year market data for West Haven CT there has been a considerable increase in the number of homes sold and the average sales price is still trending down. Short sales, foreclosure and bank owned sales have been a contributing factor in the continuing decline in the overall average sales price. We are however now seeing a positive trend in the reduction of the months supply of inventory which is sign that the market is beginning to stabilize. The average days on market for homes sold this year has remained relatively flat from the previous year.
The data for the West Haven CT real estate market report for October 2009 is based on statistics provided from the CTMLS (private sales are not included nor are mobile homes).
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