The median sales price for a single-family home in Cuyahoga County was $127,000 last month, up 3% from September a year ago, but down from the higher summer prices.
The median price countywide topped out at $140,000 in June and July, before slipping to $132,000 in August and then to $127,000 in September, cleveland.com research of property transactions filed with the county found.
In the suburbs, the median was $150,000 in September, up from $146,500 in September 2018. Suburban prices had risen in March, April, May and to $172,137 in June before beginning a slide.
The median price in the suburbs slipped to $166,000 in July and $155,000 in August.
In the city of Cleveland, the September median price of $55,000 is the high point for the year. The median was just $42,475 in September 2018, and was $51,700 in August of this year.
The analysis of county property transfer records includes single-family homes only, excluding both condos and duplexes, as well as sheriff's deed transactions.
