|
|
Article: September house sales better than a year ago
- Article from:
- The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL
- Article date:
- October 11, 2005
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright 2005 The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
|
BLOOMINGTON -- September house sales in the Twin Cities rose
substantially from a year ago despite the rising cost of newly
constructed homes.
Sales last month totaled 263 homes, 48 more than the same time a
year ago. Based on those figures, September sales rose about 22
percent from 2004 to 2005.
But sales were down 16 percent from August, when 312 homes were
sold, according to a monthly report released by the Bloomington-
Normal Association of Realtors.
"You can't compare August to September. You have to compare year
to year because sales are very seasonal," said association president
Pat Kaisner.
Approximately 54 new homes were sold in September, compared to 66
in August and 41 in ...