Area Home Sales In August Set Price Records

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Existing home sales are continuing their frantic pace that the Southwestern Michigan Association of Realtors says started in June. The number of homes sold has set a new record for August at 455, easily beating the 2017 record of 418 and up by 15% from last year. Homebuyers are still struggling to snag something as the inventory of homes for sale continues to shrink. It’s down 31% over the past year and stands at a 5.9 month supply with 1,285 homes. The average, median, and year-to-date selling prices continued their astonishing climb becoming the new record prices. The average sales price for the area is just over $324,000, up 35% from last August’s nearly $240,000.