Home sales in Prince Georgeโ€™s County are up even amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The Prince Georgeโ€™s County Association of REALTORS reported 1,015 closed sales in November at an average price of $368,853 โ€” up 31.3% and 14.9% respectively from November 2019.

The November numbers were on par with the previous monthโ€™s, with closed sales decreasing only 1% from October while the average sale price increased by 1.2%.

The sales surge is especially remarkable given the record-low inventory and the fact that seasonal changes typically show lower sales activity heading into winter, according to the association.

Additionally, the average number of days on market (DOM) for Prince Georgeโ€™s homes is also at a record low, meaning that the increase in sales โ€” and at higher prices during these shorter DOM โ€” resulted in another monthโ€™s culmination of growth for the local real estate market.

โ€œPrince Georgeโ€™s County home sales continue to break records,โ€ said Shameeka Price, PGCAR president. โ€œInstead of slowing down as we head into colder weather, our home sales keep heating up. For the second consecutive month, half of the countyโ€™s listed homes sold in seven days or less.โ€

This correspondent is a guest contributor to The Washington Informer.

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