Kootenai County's housing market is continuing to remain strong.

According to the Coeur d'Alene Regional Realtors, the median price of a single-family home in Kootenai County was $547,250 in September, up 3% from a year ago. The number of homes sold through September totaled 1,892, a 4% increase from the same time last year. The number of active listings, as of Oct. 3, was 1,123, down 5.6% compared to one month ago, but nearly the same as a year ago.

Jared McFarland, a real estate agent with Century 21 Beutler and Associates, said he's not surprised the market is holding steady.

"We have a pent-up supply of buyers that have been waiting for the interest rates to go down. As time goes by, the buyers realize that they can't wait forever, and they decide to make a move," he said. "We are starting to see those buyers purchasing homes."

McFarland said he is seeing fewer listings come on the market because of the fall season. 

"My listings are still getting good activity and there seems to be decent buyer activity out in the market," he said.

He expects to see some price reductions and houses coming off the market as the holiday season approaches. 

"We will start to see inventory pick up again after the New Year," McFarland said.

In Shoshone County, the median single-family home price was $295,000 in September, a 4.2% increase from one year ago. The number of homes sold through September was 135, up 9% from last year, while current active residential listings was 110, a slight increase over the same time last year.

Karen Hulstrom, owner of Silver Legacy Realty, said the housing market there is also solid.

"I'm busy. It's been one of these years where I'll have a spike of activity and then it's flat, then another spike of activity and then flat. But the numbers are holding up," she said. 

Hulstrom said September and October are generally good months for home sales.