The following statistics were taken from the Ulster County Multiple Listing Service (MLS). These statistics include all single family homes sold in Ulster County that were listed on the Ulster County MLS. We will be comparing statistics for the full 2010 year with the previous year’s statistics.

There was little change in Ulster County real estate statistics from 2009 through 2010. Average and median prices for single family homes changed very little, as did the number of listings, number of listings sold, days-on-market, and the sale price to list price ratio.

The average sold price for single family homes decreased by about 1% from 2009 to 2010, from $246,729 to $243,537.

The median sold price for single family homes stayed the same from 2009 to 2010, at $215,000.

The number of days a sold house was on the market from the time it was listed until the closing date, increased by 3 days (about 2%) from 2009 to 2010, from 171 to 174.

The sale price to list price ratio increased by less than 1% from 2009 to 2010, from 93.33% to 93.68%. That means that in 2010 the average single family home sold for about 6% less than the final listing price for that home.

The number of single family homes listed in 2010 increased by about 1% from 2009, from 2,798 to 2,826.

The number of single family homes sold in 2010 increased by about 2% from 2009, from 972 to 989.

In 2011, with stable prices for single family homes and low interest rates that are slowly on the rise, this is a good time to buy.