Huntsville AL Real Estate Market Report for 2015
The headline from Realtor.com for its Housing State Of the Union is "We're Back, Baby!" 2015 was a great year of growth and improvement—one that sets the stage for a return to normalcy in the months and years ahead.
Here are highlights from the report which is based on data through November 2015:
- new-home sales were up 13% and existing-home sales were up 7%
- strong household formation (1.4 million households formed in the past four quarters ending in September)
- year of solid job creation (an average of 210,000 jobs per month through November)
- distressed sales declined
- home prices rose 5% to 7% nationally
- lower inventory levels and faster-moving inventory every month
- affordability remains strong with only marginally higher mortgage rates
See how these numbers compare to our local housing market in 2015.
Madison County and Huntsville AL 2015 Home Sales Year in Review
| Schools | Total
Sales |
Average
List Price |
Average
Sold Price |
Average
Price Sq Ft |
Average
Days On Market |
| Huntsville City Schools | |||||
| Butler | 173 | $56,526 | $53,163 | $36 | 131 |
| Columbia | 876 | $201,859 | $199,177 | $88 | 117 |
| Grissom | 740 | $184,938 | $179,562 | $83 | 96 |
| Huntsville | 873 | $304,900 | $296,558 | $106 | 114 |
| Johnson | 227 | $57,807 | $53,154 | $32 | 123 |
| Lee | 250 | $104,834 | $99,454 | $62 | 113 |
| Madison City Schools | |||||
| Bob Jones | 531 | $224,360 | $218,428 | $88 | 94 |
| James Clemens | 463 | $290,414 | $287,101 | $99 | 94 |
| Madison County Schools | |||||
| Buckhorn | 369 | $177,231 | $173,476 | $85 | 95 |
| Hazel Green | 399 | $161,936 | $158,428 | $76 | 126 |
| New Hope | 120 | $132,157 | $126,877 | $72 | 116 |
| Madison County | 134 | $174,408 | $169,675 | $83 | 90 |
| Sparkman | 733 | $176,416 | $172,118 | $77 | 123 |
| Total | 5,888 | $172,907 | $168,244 | $75 | 110 |
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Statistics are based on information for the North Alabama Association of Realtors and are deemed reliable but not guaranteed.