In January 2009 the average sale price of a home in the Triangle, NC area market was $224,831, compared to $225,175 in January 2007. This is a slight decrease of only 0.2%.
Looking at average home prices by county:
Orange County (includes Chapel Hill and Hillsborough) home prices fell the most from $342,226 in January 2007 to $291,956 in January 2009 - a 14.7% drop.
Durham County (includes city of Durham) had a more modest drop- $207,088 in January 2007 to $202,380 in January 2009 - a 2.3% decrease.
Wake County (includes Raleigh and Cary) home prices increased - $242,295 in January 2007 to $250,618 in January 2009 - a 3.4% increase.
Get the inside scoop on the Triangle, NC area real estate market. Obtain real estate market information/sales statistics, learn more about Triangle NC area schools, as well as view 'general interest' postings about our area. Best of all, Triangle NC Real Estate Scoop allows you to search the Triangle MLS system- the same system that local real estate brokers use! The Triangle area of NC includes the cities of Chapel Hill, Durham, Raleigh, Cary, and a number of smaller towns and communities.