Another year, another record. That’s 12 years in a row. The number of existing homes sold during December vaulted 2004 to a record 26,091 transactions, a 7.59% increase over 2003.
According to ORRA’s Roth Report of local housing activity, 2,185 homes were sold last December by Orlando-area Realtors® compared to 2,235 in December 2003. Interest rates remained in the fives, making the average rate 5.74% for the year. The average median price for 2004 was $170,855.
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Orange & Seminole Counties
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12/2003
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5.38%
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6,522
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2,227
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1,992
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307
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256
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588
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2,235
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1/2004
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5.38%
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6,605
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3,307
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2,619
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306
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351
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672
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1,564
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66
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2/2004
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5.45%
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6,182
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2,921
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2,632
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363
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276
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651
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1,814
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3/2004
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5.25%
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5,634
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3,435
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3,387
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372
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256
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686
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2,416
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4/2004
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6.04%
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4,995
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3,166
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3,403
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391
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217
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696
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2,361
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5/2004
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6.31%
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4,650
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3,277
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3,348
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450
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173
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628
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2,490
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6/2004
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6.31%
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4,360
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3,193
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3,142
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443
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133
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663
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2,952
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7/2004
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5.88%
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4,128
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3,196
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2,565
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418
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139
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643
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2,805
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8/2004
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5.69%
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3,940
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2,679
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2,153
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359
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124
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560
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2,254
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9/2004
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5.73%
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3,938
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1,850
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1,634
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230
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165
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446
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1,587
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10/2004
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5.68%
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3,815
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2,614
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2,242
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198
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152
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482
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1,763
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11/2004
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5.69%
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3,681
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2,755
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2,454
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214
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149
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450
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1,897
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12/2004
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5.53% |
3,395
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2,186
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2,046
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184
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180
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411
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2,185
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Complete stats and data may be found under Housing Statistics at orlrealtor.com
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