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Castle Hill and Unionport Home Prices

The data below shows median sales prices for Castle Hill and Unionport Bronx homes, co-ops and condos as determined from New York City property records in December 2010. For the 3 months ending December 2010, the median sales price for all Castle Hill and Unionport homes and apartments was $380,000¹. A history of quarterly median sales prices is below. For a less volatile look at pricing, see the 12 month rolling median price data. Affordability based on income and recorded home sales is also calculated.

Quarterly Rolling Home Price History for Castle Hill and Unionport

Compared to the 3 months ending December 2009, the combined median price for the 3 month period ending December 2010 is 7.04% higher.

The quarterly rolling median price for all homes and apartments in bronx reached its most recent peak of $540,000 in December 2007. At $380,000, the current quarterly rolling median price is now 29.63% lower. When the quarterly rolling median price hit its lowest point (to date) of $330,000 in October 2010 it was 38.89% off the most recent peak. It has since climbed 15.15% from that post peak low.

Quarterly Rolling Median Sales Prices: Houses, CO-OPs, Condos, Combined

History of Quarterly Rolling Median Sales Prices for the Last Year

12 Month Rolling Home Price History for Castle Hill and Unionport

The 12 month rolling median price for all homes and apartments in bronx reached its most recent peak of $515,000 in August 2008. At $375,000, the current 12 month rolling median price is now 27.18% lower. When the 12 month rolling median price hit its lowest point (to date) of $367,500 in January 2010 it was 28.64% off the most recent peak. It has since climbed 2.04% from that post peak low.

12 Month Rolling Median Sales Prices: Houses, CO-OPs, Condos, Combined

History of Rolling Median Sales Prices for the Last Year

Castle Hill and Unionport Home Affordability

In 2007, the median household income in Bronx was $32,409². Home affordability guidelines suggest that no more than 30% of household income be spent servicing a home loan. For the median Bronx household, this would have meant that a monthly mortgage payment should not have exceeded $810 using the 2007 average mortgage rate of 6.34%³. Combining this with 2007 property sales records, we can calculate that the median income household could have potentially afforded approximately 18.28% of the homes and apartments sold in Castle Hill and Unionport in all of 2007.