In Ada County, Idaho there were 3323 homes for sale with 630 closings. This is up 12% from the same time last year and 16% from two years ago. The majority of the sales were existing homes (484 sales) while new construction posted the single strongest month since May 2007 (146 sales). The median home price for existing homes was $155,900 and new construction $159,927.

The graph below charts Ada County, Idaho real estate sales in 2010 vs. 2009.

Overall real estate sales in Ada County have continued to outpace sales during the previous two years and have fallen just shy of 2007 levels.

In addition to sales outpacing 2008 & 2009, the overall number of homes has come down drastically.  In June ’08 there were 5098 homes for sale, in ’09 3770, and in ’10 3323.  This ratio of supply to demand (Absorption rate) has been very strong and in June was 5.3 months.

Although the median home price in Ada County, Idaho has risen over the last 3 months, foreclosures continue to be the drag on values.  Last month, 40.5% of the sales were foreclosures.

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Data Source: Intermountain Multiple Listing Service.