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Wednesday, 21 September 2011 12:39

Local Home Sales Surge

While home sales slumped nationally, Ohio saw an August increase.

The Ohio Association of Realtors reports August home sales increased by 22%, compared to August a year ago.

For the first eight months of the year home sales in Ohio are still down by just over 6% compared to the same period last year.

The picture was brighter in northeast Ohio where in a 17 county region including Summit, Portage and Medina counties, sales of existing homes increased by 26% in August,compared to August of 2010.

But the average home sale price declined 4% to just over $130,000.

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