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Canton Michigan Real Estate Report for May 2013

Houses are selling quickly in Canton! More on the Canton real estate market from local Realtor Noel Bittinger. 30 years as a Canton Realtor and loving every minute of it! 734.459.2600

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Springtime is always an incredible time to list your Michigan home on the real estate market because there are so many interested home buyers pounding the pavement and navigating the market.

And this month proved to be no exception! After all, both the average price per square foot and the median home sales price have shown gains on the local housing market- which is great news for Canton home sellers!

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Check Out This Encouraging Data on Canton Home Sales!

Here is an overview of recent market activity in Canton, based on data from the real estate website Trulia:

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•Currently there are 355 homes for sale on the market, including some that are in some stage of the foreclosure process.

•Between January and March, the average price per square foot for Canton homes was $92, up 12.2 percent from the year before.

•Meanwhile, the median sales price was $175,000, based on 371 home sales.

•When compared to the same period last year, the median home sales price increased by 20.7 percent, or $30,000.

•Meanwhile, the total number of home sales increased by 11.7 percent.

•Here’s how other communities stacked up when it came to median sales price:

◦Plymouth, MI: $195,000

◦Livonia, MI: $124,294

◦Northville, MI: $325,000

◦Belleville, MI: $107,000

◦Novi, MI: $173,345

•During the week ending on April 24, the average listing price for Canton homes was $223,258, up 0.4 percent from the previous week.

•During that previous week, the average listing price was $222,258.

•Broken down more specifically, during the week ending on April 24, the average listing price for a 2-bedroom home was $152,787

•The average listing price for a 3-bedroom home was $164,822

•And the average listing price for a 4-bedroom home was $312,426

•Here’s a look at how other communities performed in terms of average listing price during the week ending on April 24:

◦Plymouth, MI: $347,122

◦Livonia, MI: $149,910

◦Northville, MI: $496,833

◦Belleville, MI: $153,101

◦Novi, MI: $378,019

It's a Great Time to List Your Canton Property! 

I hope you found the above information helpful as you consider whether or not it's time for you to sell your home. For more information on how this recent data may affect your home selling efforts, please contact us at The Bittinger Team.

We’ll be happy to help you with all of your Plymouth or Canton real estate needs or just answer your questions without any obligation!

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Until next time,

Noel

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