It was the same rising-home-sales, falling-prices refrain for house sales statewide in August as it was for the Greater Hartford market last month, Realtors say.
House sales across Connecticut climbed 7.5 percent last month to 3,384 units vs. 3,149 sold in August 2014, the Connecticut Association of Realtors said Monday.
Median sales price for those homes dropped 4.4 percent to $257,900 from $269,900 a year earlier, CAR said.
Townhouses and condominium sales statewide rose 8.3 percent to 784 units vs. 724 in August of last year. Their median sales price rose 5.5 percent to $174,000 vs. $165,000 a year ago.
“The summer is wrapping up with solid momentum,” said Meriden Realtor and CAR President Sandy Maier Schede.
Last week, the Greater Hartford Association of Realtors reported that the region’s single-family house sales climbed 13 percent last month to 1,146 units vs. 1,015 units sold in August 2014.
Median price for those sold units eased 2.2 percent to $220,000 last month from $225,000 in August of last year, the association said.
