Sales of single-family homes in Salt Lake County were up 36.2 percent in the fourth quarter compared to the same quarter last year. There were 2,403 homes sold, up from 1,764 homes sold a year ago. Last year at this time fourth quarter sales were down 21 percent.
Nearly every area of the Salt Lake Valley reported double-digit increases in single-family home sales. In Draper (84020) home sales soared by 51.7 percent. In Midvale (84047), sales were up 108.8 percent. In Herriman (84096), sales rose by 42.3 percent. In West Valley (84128), sales were up 38.5 percent. Areas of downtown Salt Lake City also saw big increases in sales. Sales in the Avenues (84103) were up 41.7 percent.
Driving the home sales was the $8,000 federal home buyer’s tax credit and more affordable home prices. In the fourth quarter the median single-family home price fell 7.6 percent to $221,650, down from $239,950 a year ago.