N.C. existing home sales dip in September
State real-estate gurus reported this week that existing home sales here slipped in September, compared to last year.
The N.C. Association of Realtors reported that existing sales fell 4 percent in September year-over-year, from 12,194 units last year to 11,763 this year. Total sales dollars neared $2.5 billion, and the average sale price for an existing home was up 1 percent to $211,988.
But the state is in the black year-to-date, one of only a few states marking growth in existing home sales. Compare that to stats from the national Realtors group, which reported a 12.6 percent decline year-to-date nationwide compared to the first eight months of 2005.