PUTNAM The number of Putnam county sales continued to
rise sharply over prior year levels, overpowering
inventory. There were 227 sales in the first quarter,
up 26.8% from the prior year quarter. Of those
sales, 87.2% were single family and 12.8% were
condo. In addition, the total number of contracts
surged 39.3% to 255 over the same period. New
contracts signed within the first quarter jumped
62.1% to 201 from the prior year quarter…

DUTCHESS Price trend indicators for Dutchess county
single family and condo sales fell just short of
levels set in the prior year quarter. Median sales
price slipped a nominal 0.3% to $247,250 and
average sales price declined 0.7% to $278,015
respectively from the prior year quarter. In
contrast, the average price per square foot of a sale increased 4.4% to $141 over the same
period…