
February 2009 ended with 2 home sales in Algiers Point, which were also the first recorded for the year in thecommunity. Active listings have remained steady with 19-21 homes on the market for the last 4 months at an average listing price of $281,800 or $126.27 per square foot.
Here is a quick comparison of January and February sales in Algiers Point for the period of 2005-2009:
| # homes sold | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
| January | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| February | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |


February home sales in Algiers Point ended with an average sale price of $220,000, right on par with the 2008 annual average. Note that this is substantially lower than the current average listing price of $281,800, indicating that some sellers may continue to have their homes priced too high for today’s buyers.
The 22 homes currently on the market have been listed for an average of 135 days, while the homes sold in February were on the market for an average of 49 days. What does this mean? Simply that homes that are priced the most competitively will be the first to sell.
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