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Canton MI Real Estate Report for August 2013

The Canton, Michigan real estate market has been enjoying some rather favorable activity.

For one thing, average price per square foot is seeing double-digit percentage increases. And the median home sales price is also increasing substantially.

If you’re thinking about listing your Canton home on the market anytime soon, today’s real estate blog is sure to offer some valuable insight on what you’re likely to encounter!  It is a GREAT time to be a seller in Canton MI right now!

Homes for Sale in Canton
Here’s an overview of the current state of the market in Canton:
•Currently there are 371 homes for sale on the market, including 253 in some stage of the foreclosure process.
•Between May and July, the average price per square foot for Canton homes was $101, up 13.5 percent from the same period last year.
•Meanwhile, the median home sals price was $188,000, based on 413 homes for sale.
•When compared to the same period a year ago, the median home sales price increased 18 percent, or $28,655.
•And the total number of homes sold decreased by 8.2 percent.
•Here’s how other communities compared when it came to median sales price:
◦Salem: $167,500
◦Northville: $305,000
◦Novi: $170,770
◦Livonia: $130,625
◦South Lyon: $202,500

•During the week ending on August 7, the average listing price for homes was $247,211, up 4.1 percent from the week before.
•Broken down further, the average listing price for a 2-bedroom home was $161,811.
•The average listing price for a 3-bedroom home was $189,166.
•And the average listing price for a 4-bedroom home was $321,675.
•Here’s how other communities stacked up in terms of average listing price:
◦Salem: $140,000
◦Northville: $483,168
◦Novi: $353,764
◦Livonia: $174,368
◦South Lyon: $365,307

Your Plymouth MI and Canton MI Housing Expert
I hope you found the above information helpful as a potential home seller. If you did, you may also want to check out our real estate market reports as well.

For additional resources - or for help listing your Canton home on the market – please contact us at The Bittinger Team.

Until next time,
Noel

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