| December 2021 Home Sales Report
By: Wisconsin Realtors Association
MADISON, Wis. - Jan. 24, 2022 - PRLog -- - Strong sales in December propelled the 2021 existing home market to a new record high for annual home sales. December home sales rose 0.4% over sales in December 2020, and this pushed total closings for 2021 to 89,936, which is 0.7% higher than the previous record established in 2020.
- The December median price was $236,850, which is 10.2% higher than the price 12 months earlier. On an annual basis, the median price for all of 2021 was $240,000, which is $20,000, or 9.1%, higher than the 2020 median price.
- Half of the regions saw annual home sales increase, with closings up 4.4% in the Southeast region, sales up 2.2% in the Central region and closed sales up 0.7% in the South Central region. The remaining regions had lower sales in 2021 compared to 2020, with the Northeast region falling 1%, the West slipping 3.8%, and the rural North region dropping 6%. The strength of the heavily urbanized Southeast region, especially Milwaukee County, led to our record sales in 2021.
- The state inventory continued to fall. New listings dropped 15.4%, which pushed total listings to just 15,037 in December, a 12.9% slide from 12 months earlier.
- Months of inventory dropped to just two months of supply statewide in December, indicating a very strong seller's market. Especially tight were the metropolitan markets, which had just 1.8 months of supply in December. Reviewing inventory by price range in 2021, the lowest inventory was seen in homes priced between $125,000 and $349,999, where there was just 1.7 months of available supply. This is well below the six-month benchmark that indicates a balanced market.
- Mortgage rates have started to inch up, with the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage increasing from the record low of 2.68% in December 2020 to 3.10% in December 2021. With median prices rising 10.2% over that same 12-month period and median family income projected to be up only 0.8%, affordability slid 12.6% between December 2020 and December 2021. Still, a creditworthy buyer with median family income, a 20% down payment and a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage financing the remaining balance was qualified to buy 195% of the median-priced home in December. Source Wisconsin Realtors Association
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