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The median home price is 5.7 percent higher than in March 2018 at $137,500. It is, however, a slight decline from the median $138,000 in February, according to the statement.
Year-to-date, the number of homes sold have dropped 1 percent, according to Dayton Realtors.
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The Dayton-area has struggled with a shortage of homes on the market for months, jacking up home prices through 2018 into this year. Experts have said they expect the current seller's market, in which the home seller has more negotiating power than the buyer, to turn in some area counties later this year.
Inventory is still low in the market, with 4,291 listings so far this year, just under 7 percent fewer listings by this time last year.
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