The Greenville area continues to see healthy increases in home values and the area continues to see growth in population and jobs. 2019 ended the year with the median home price up 5.7% to $216,745. The average home price is up 5.1% to $251,673 according to the latest home sales statistics published by the Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS®.
Closed sales we believe is a better measure of the overall housing market than is home price appreciation. Price is a lagging indicator. So if sales fall, normally we would expect to see a softening in home prices. However, we are in a somewhat unique market, especially in certain areas of the Greenville area, where we have a real shortage of property. Anyway, 2019 was yet another strong year for the Greenville Area as 14,574 units sold up 6.5% from the previous year.
Some other key data points to consider:
- Days on Market until Sale saw a slight uptick to 53 days up from 51
- Inventory of homes for sale was up 14.2% overall
- Months supply of inventory also moved up from 3.3 to 3.6 months. This is still a sellers market but it it moving toward a more neutral market. Neutral is typically between 4-6 months of inventory. That said, the Greenville area has many micro markets so be sure to check with your professional REALTOR® when trying to understand a particular property in a specific part of town.
The Greenville Journal also published some great information recently that gives a lot of perspective on the Greenville County real estate market.