The Arkansas Home Sales Report

Arkansas’ large market home sales up 11.06%

Home sales in Arkansas continue to paint a picture of an improving economy in three of the state’s four largest metro areas, with the Fort Smith region seeing a decline in home sales for the first four months of 2013.

Thu, 05/30/2013 - 2:45pm

Benton County leads state in home sales

Pulaski County, Arkansas’ largest by population, is no longer the likely list topper for the number of homes sold in a given period. Benton County Realtors sold 883 homes during the first quarter of 2013, higher than the 869 homes sold in Pulaski County during the period.

Tue, 04/23/2013 - 11:28am

Arkansas home sales tepid in February

Home sales in Arkansas’ four largest markets during the first two months of 2013 are up more than 8%, and the value of homes sold are up more than 10%, according to The City Wire’s Arkansas Home Sales Report.

Mon, 04/01/2013 - 12:30pm

Arkansas home sales up almost 15% in January

Three of Arkansas’ four largest metro areas posted double-digit gains in the number of homes sold in January, with the combined number of homes sold measured by the Arkansas Home Sales Report up 14.8% in January compared to January 2012.

Mon, 03/11/2013 - 3:39pm

Arkansas home sales, values rise during 2012

Although the combined number of home sales in Arkansas’ largest markets were up just  2.07% during 2012, economist Michael Pakko said the industry is “moving in the right direction.” Combined sales values were up almost 11% for the year.

Thu, 01/24/2013 - 2:30pm

Arkansas home sales up 8% in November

The combined number of home sales in Arkansas’ largest markets were up more than 8% in November, putting the residential real estate sector on a path toward two consecutive years of increases.

The combined home sales value was up more than 10% for the month.

Wed, 01/09/2013 - 10:56am

Arkansas home sales improve in October

Combined home sales in Arkansas’ largest markets were up more than 8% in October, ending four consecutive month of declines and showing huge gains in home prices.

The average home sales price was up more than 10% for the month.

Mon, 11/26/2012 - 1:47pm

Arkansas home sales dip for fourth consecutive month

Combined home sales in Arkansas’ largest markets were down more than 7% in September, the fourth consecutive month of declines in the important economic sector. Fortunately, the average home sale price was up more than 7.5% for the month.

Tue, 10/23/2012 - 12:05pm

Arkansas sees three-month decline in home sales

August home sales in Arkansas’ largest metro areas were down more than 8%, and marked three consecutive months of declining home sales in key urban areas of the state.

Thu, 09/27/2012 - 3:58pm

Arkansas home sales down again in July

The number of homes sold in Arkansas’ four largest metro markets was down almost 6% in July, with year-to-date sales in 2012 up only 1.16% compared to the 2011 period.

Mon, 08/27/2012 - 11:38am

Arkansas home sales up year-to-date, down in June

Homes sales in Arkansas’ largest metro areas are up 2.19% for the first half of 2012, but ended the period with June sales that were down more than 3%.

Tue, 07/24/2012 - 8:33am

May good for Arkansas’ large-market home sales

Northwest Arkansas continues to be the most active regional market for home sales in the state, with the Fort Smith and Jonesboro regions seeing home sales fall behind what was a slow 2011 pace.

Wed, 06/27/2012 - 3:41pm

Arkansas’ large-market home sales fall in April

Thanks primarily to year-to-date gains in the central Arkansas and Northwest Arkansas markets, home sales in Arkansas’ large-market areas are up 0.92% for the first four months of 2012 compared to the 2011 period.

But April was brutal.

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 12:05pm

Arkansas home sales up during first quarter 2012

First quarter 2012 home sales and the value of homes sold in Arkansas’ four largest metro areas are up 4.37% and 9.7%, respectively, compared to the 2011 period thanks to continued low interest rates.

Mon, 04/23/2012 - 10:13am

Arkansas home sales up during February

Low mortgage rates and an abundance of homes for sale are just two reasons that three of Arkansas’ four largest home sales markets have sales gains in the first two months of 2012 compared to the 2011 period, according to The City Wire’s February Arkansas Home Sales Report.

Thu, 03/22/2012 - 2:52pm

Large-market Arkansas home sales down in January

Information in the inaugural The City Wire’s Arkansas Home Sales Report indicates that Arkansas’ housing market continues on a slow pace toward recovery, with low interest rates and economic uncertainty competing for the attention of potential home buyers.

Wed, 02/22/2012 - 3:00pm
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