In a few day I'll be releasing my full monthly market report.  Until then, you might find the following quick stats interesting.....

January 2012 home sales = 39
January 2011 home sales = 40

Thus, if last year was a typical year for home sales (up 4% from the prior year) then this January came in right in line with last year's sales.  Actually, one sale shy of last year's data.

January 2012 contracts = 60
January 2011 contracts = 49

As a good indicator for February and March, contract numbers were quite strong during January!