Category	Jan. 2022	Feb. 2022	Mar. 2022	Apr. 2022	May 2022	June 2022	July 2022	Aug. 2022	Sept. 2022	Oct. 2022	Nov. 2022	Dec. 2022
Total Property Sales	8,134	9,299	12,149	11,384	11,980	11,921	10,180	10,157	9,387	8,223	7,171	7,634
Total Active Listings	21,643	20,620	20,923	22,475	24,301	29,344	33,711	34,458	35,694	36,751	36,434	33,776
Single-Family Home Sales	6,451	7,372	9,693	9,079	9,627	9,728	8,370	8,241	7,664	6,641	5,827	6,378
Townhome/Condominium Sales	555	652	855	809	821	748	660	683	597	540	436	432
Single-Family Months of Inventory	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.6	2.0	2.5	2.5	2.7	2.8	2.9	2.7
Single-Family Pending Sales	9,271	9,301	10,616	10,201	10,353	9,181	8,330	8,520	7,324	6,666	5,937	5,493
Days on Market	39	41	38	33	29	28	26	31	37	43	48	57

Price Range	Jan. 2022	Feb. 2022	Mar. 2022	Apr. 2022	May 2022	June 2022	July 2022	Aug. 2022	Sept. 2022	Oct. 2022	Nov. 2022	Dec. 2022
$1 - $99,999	41	28	33	34	29	26	22	30	27	27	27	25
$100,000 - $149,999	103	118	145	118	110	102	109	120	100	88	89	105
$150,000 - $249,999	1,248	1,081	1,437	1,112	1,100	1,059	939	1,103	1,001	978	824	931
$250,000 - $499,999	3,121	3,733	4,740	4,351	4,615	4,907	4,190	4,128	3,833	3,357	2,918	3,091
$500,000 - $749,999	551	741	1,016	1,087	1,236	1,280	1,033	1,000	851	703	608	727
$750,000 and above	291	390	583	635	756	720	533	505	485	364	322	381

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There’s a basic rule of thumb to follow when choosing paint sheens: The higher the sheen, the higher the shine — and the higher the shine, the more durable it will be.

Flat paint has no shine; high-gloss is all shine. In between are eggshell, satin, and semi-gloss, each with its own practical and decorative job to do.

Here’s how to choose the right paint sheen for your painting job.

Kitchen:

• Requirements: Durable, easy to clean paint
• Recommendation: High gloss or semi-gloss finish

Family Room:

• Requirements: Easily cleaned, can stand up to high traffic
• Recommendation: Satin finish

Dining Room:

• Requirements: Clean, smooth-looking walls for a low-traffic area
• Recommendation: Eggshell finish

Bedroom:

• Requirements: High-pigment wall coverage (money saving) for a low traffic area.
• Recommendation: Flat or matte finish

High Gloss

The most durable and easiest to clean of all paint sheens, high-gloss paint is hard, ultra-shiny, and light-reflecting. Think appliance-paint tough.

High gloss is a good choice for area that sticky fingers touch — cabinets, trim, and doors. High-gloss, however, is too much shine for interior walls. And like a Spandex dress, high gloss shows every bump and roll, so don’t skimp on prep work.

• Practical application: kitchens, door, and window trim
• Durability: very high

Semi-Gloss

Good for rooms where moisture, drips, and grease stains challenge walls. Also great for trim work that takes a lot of abuse.

• Practical application: kitchens, bathrooms, trim, chair rails
• Durability: high

Satin

Has a yummy luster that, despite the name, is often described as velvety. It’s easy to clean, making it excellent for high-traffic areas. Its biggest flaw is it reveals application flaws, such as roller or brush strokes. Touch-ups later can be tricky. 

• Practical application: family rooms, foyers, hallways, kids’ bedrooms
• Durability: high

Eggshell

Between satin and flat on the sheen (and durability) scale is eggshell, so named because it’s essentially a flat (no-shine) finish with little luster, like a chicken’s egg. Eggshell covers wall imperfections well and is a great finish for gathering spaces that don’t get a lot of bumps and scuffs.

• Practical application: dining rooms, living rooms
• Durability: medium

Flat or Matte

A friend to walls that have something to hide, flat/matte soaks up, rather than reflects, light. It has the most pigment and will provide the most coverage, which translates to time and money savings. However, it’s tough to clean without taking paint off with the grime.

• Practical application: adults’ bedrooms and other interior rooms that won’t be roughed up by kids
• Durability: medium-low

Tips For Choosing the Right Sheen

If your paint color is dark and rich but you don’t want a super shiny effect, step down at least one level on the sheen scale. That’s because the darker and richer the paint color is, the more colorant it has, which boosts sheen. Ditto if you’re painting a large, sun-washed, or imperfect wall. The higher the sheen, the more defects will show.

Adding sheen also adds to the cost, usually an extra dollar or two per gallon as you step up on the sheen scale.

Provided by Pat Curry for HouseLogic.