New York State January 2011 home sales decreased by 3.7 percent from January 2010, while improving 18 percent from two years ago, according to preliminary single-family sales data accumulated by the New York State Association of REALTORS. The statewide median sales price continued the 2010 stabilization trend.

New York REALTORS sold 4,479 existing single-family homes in New York State during January 2011, a 3.7-percent decrease compared to the January 2010 sales total of 4,653 and 28-percent behind December's 6,218 total. The January 2011 sales total was 18-percent above the January 2009 total of 3,797.

The January 2011 statewide median sales price of $227,000 represents a decrease of 1.3 percent compared to the January 2010 median of $230,000, while posting a 2.3-percent increase from December 2010.

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