Land Title Guarantee Company (“LTGC”) recently released its monthly Summit County Real Estate Market Trends for April 2024. On a seasonal basis, April falls in the midst of the slower winter season for Summit County real estate. Historically, the Summit County real estate market has its highest level of activity during the summer and fall. With all that said, we have seen occasional anomalies in recent years where Summit County real estate activity did not follow the historical seasonal trend.

As part of its analysis, LTGC provided the monthly percentage change in total dollar volume & total number of real estate transactions across Summit County. Comparing April 2024 to the month of April in recent years, the totals were as follows:

• April 2012 – $55,250,700 generated from 119 transactions
• April 2013 – $64,956,000 generated from 136 transactions
• April 2014 – $62,554,700 generated from 124 transactions
• April 2015 – $92,373,585 generated from 153 transactions
• April 2016 – $89,007,327 generated from 155 transactions
• April 2017 – $114,226,938 generated from 189 transactions
• April 2018 – $148,159,921 generated from 207 transactions
• April 2019 – $153,170,489 generated from 166 transactions
• April 2020 – $63,531,993 generated from 92 transactions
• April 2021 – $217,485,200 generated from 231 transactions
• April 2022 – $222,906,754 generated from 156 transactions
• April 2023 – $136,469,755 generated from 109 transactions
• April 2024 – $237,120,298 generated from 126 transactions

Looking at the preceding numbers, the total dollar volume of sales in April 2024 increased by approximately 73.8% from April 2023. Additionally, the number of real estate transactions in Summit County in April 2024 increased by approximately 15.6% from April 2023.

To recap Summit County real estate market trends from recent months:

• In March 2024, the number of real estate transactions in Summit County decreased by approximately 13.93% from March 2023, and the total dollar volume of sales in March 2024 decreased by approximately 1.75% from March 2023.
• In February 2024, the number of real estate transactions in Summit County increased by approximately 35.2% from February 2023, and the total dollar volume of sales in February 2024 increased by approximately 41.5% from February 2023.
• In January 2024, the number of real estate transactions in Summit County increased by approximately 17.2% from January 2023, and the total dollar volume of sales in January 2024 increased by approximately 25.3% from January 2023.
• In December 2023, the number of real estate transactions in Summit County increased by approximately 5.8% from December 2022, and the total dollar volume of sales in December 2023 increased by approximately 7.6% from December 2022.
• In November 2023, the number of real estate transactions in Summit County decreased by approximately 10.4% from November 2022, and the total dollar volume of sales in November 2023 decreased by approximately 9.9% from November 2022.
• In October 2023, the number of real estate transactions in Summit County increased by approximately 1.8% from October 2022, and the total dollar volume of sales in October 2023 increased by approximately 3.9% from October 2022.

If you’re interested in buying a Summit County home, there are lots of great opportunities available. Please don’t hesitate to contact Philip for help. And, I’ve also recently written about the recent Summit County short-term rental rule changes.

The market analysis information and representations regarding market analysis above are based in whole or in part on information provided by Land Title Guarantee Company. Although the information above is believed to be true and correct, the information cannot be guaranteed. Therefore, neither SummitRealtor.com nor Land Title Guarantee Company can in any way be held responsible for its accuracy. The data above does not reflect all real estate activity in the market.