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Home prices in Waukesha County increased

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Meg Wartman, Clerk of Waukesha County | https://media.licdn.com/dms/

Meg Wartman, Clerk of Waukesha County | https://media.licdn.com/dms/

The median sale price of a home sold in the first quarter of 2024 in Waukesha County rose by $33,266, while total sales increased by 26.9%, according to BlockShopper.com.

From January through March of 2024, 1,945 homes were sold in the county, with sale prices around $365,566. This is a 10% increase over the $332,300 median sale price during the same period in 2023, when there were 1,533 homes sold.

Based on the latest available data from 2020, the median sales tax on homes in Waukesha County was $4,075, which equates to 1.1% of the median home sale price for the first quarter of 2024.

The U.S. housing market has soared in recent years, with its total value nearing $50 trillion in 2024. This is almost five times greater than the market's value in 2000.

“The value of America’s housing market will likely cross the $50 trillion threshold in the next 12 months as there are not enough homes being listed to push prices down,” said Redfin Economics Research Lead Chen Zhao.

The following histogram displays changes in median sales prices in Waukesha County from January 2023 to March 2024.

Q1 2023Q2 2023Q3 2023Q4 2023Q1 2024$332,300$332,300$360,000$360,000$380,550$380,550$371,900$371,900$365,566$365,566

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