贯日翻译出品：Baltimore homes sales, prices continue to climb in June

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Baltimore homes sales, prices continue to climb in June
Baltimore-area home sales and prices continued to climb in June as inventory dwindled.

Just more than 4,500 home sales closed in June, at a median price of $279,400, up 1.6 percent from the median sale price the same month last year, according to a new report by ShowingTime.

Meanwhile, June marked the 21st consecutive month of declining inventory. Despite 5,851 new listings during the month, total active inventory was down 12.6 percent from June of last year, according to the monthly report, which is based on listing activity from MRIS, a division of the multiple listing service Bright MLS.

Tight inventory has benefited Baltimore's lesser-known neighborhoods, as prospective home buyers are forced to expand their search, said Annie Milli, the executive director of Live Baltimore.

"The neighborhoods seeing the most increase in activity are not the usual suspects," Milli said. "When these neighborhoods do well, we see it as an indicator that buyers are comfortable expanding their search areas."

When buyers can't find what they're looking for in the city's popular neighborhoods, they branch out to the adjacent areas.

For example, Better Waverly in Northeast Baltimore has seen an uptick in sales as buyers strike out in nearby Ednor Gardens, which has long been an in-demand neighborhood, Milli said.

Fourteen homes sold in Better Waverly in the first half of the year, compared to four sales in the same period last year, according to analysis by Live Baltimore.

Across the city, 985 home sales closed, up 7.8 percent from June of last year. The median list price rose 5.8 percent from last year, to $154,950.

Carroll County saw the greatest increase in home salesand median sale price.

There, home sales were up 8.2 percent from the yearbefore. The median sale price, $299,000, rose 7 percent from June of last year.

The steady march in home sales and prices showscontinued buyer demand, despite declining inventory, said Jonathan Hill, aspokesman for MRIS.

"It shows the market is stable," Hill said."The market shows continued growth. There are still drivers in the market,buyer demand is still making appreciation of prices possible."

Homes spent less time on the market and sold closer totheir list prices, as buyers continued to scoop up new listings.

Homes spent a median of 19 days on the market in June,down from 22 days the year-ago period.

Closing prices were, on average, 96.6 percent of thelist price, up from 96.1 percent of list price last year, according to thereport.

巴迪摩尔楼盘出售，6月房价持续攀高

进入6月以来，巴迪摩尔市的楼盘销量和售价持续攀升，吉屋库存日渐告罄。

根据ShowingTime 的最新报道，6月的楼盘成交量超过了4,500套，中间售价达到了$279,400，与去年同期环比上升了1.6%。

与此同时，今年6月楼市库存已连续第21个月下跌。从Bright MLS上市监控部门统计的月度报告中可看到，尽管当月有5,851套挂牌销售的新楼盘，但与去年6月环比楼市库存依然下降了12.6%。

Live Baltimore公司执行总监Annie Milli表示，库存告急的形势给巴迪摩尔市内一些鲜为人知的街区带来了福音，因为潜在的购房者不得不扩大他们的搜索范围。

“说这些街区的楼盘卖得好，也不是不可能的。”Milli说道，“如果这些街区的楼盘的确不错，那么购房者自然也会乐意扩大自己的搜索范围。”

当购买者无法在市内较受欢迎的街区找到合适的住宅时，就会尝试搜索附近的区域。

Milli举了个例子：来自巴迪摩尔西北区的Better Waverly发现自己小区的楼盘销量在攀升，因为购房者已将附近曾一度抢手的Ednor花园从待选楼盘中划除。

Live Baltimore的统计数据显示，Better Waverly今年上半年就售出了14套楼盘，而去年同期则只售出了4套。

全市的楼盘销售成交量为985套，与去年6月环比提高了7.8%。中间售价比去年提高了5.8%，达到$154,950。

Carroll County认为，这是楼盘销量和中间售价的最大增幅。

和一年前相比，楼盘销量提高了8.2%。中间售价$299,000也比去年6月提高了7个百分点。

MRIS发言人JonathanHill称，尽管楼市库存仍在持续下降，但楼盘销量的持续坚挺表明了购房者的刚需。

“可以看出，楼市比较稳定。”Hill说道，“但仍在持续增长。楼市驱动力依然存在，购房者刚需依然会刺激价格的上升。”

楼盘在市场上挂牌出售的时间会更短，而且售价也会更接近于挂牌价格，因为购房者会不断寻找新的挂牌楼盘。

报道称，6月份楼盘从上市挂牌到成交历时19天，相比一年前的22天已有所缩短。平均成交价格为挂牌价格的96.6%，相比去年的96.1%已有所提高。

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