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Thirty-One Percent of Houses Sold in Less than One Month in December 2012

Tight inventory and multibidding have led to shorter days on the market. Based on information gathered from the December 2012 REALTORS® Confidence Index Survey, about 31 percent of REALTORS® who sold a home reported that the property sold in less than a month, compared to 22 percent last year. About 57 percent were sold within 3 months, compared to 47 percent last year. The median days on the market was 73 days.

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