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Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Economy Home sales down, but values up in Arkansas

Posted by Max Brantley on Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 11:35 AM

Arkansas apparently tracks the national trend on rising home prices, though the number of home sales fell in July and August, the Arkansas Realtors reports.

The number of sales statewide dropped, year-to-year, by 1 percent in July and 5 percent in August. But average sales prices rose year-to-year by 13 percent in July and 10 percent in August.

Get the full rundown here.

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