Real estate sales in the St Joseph area were up nearly 20% in November compared to November of last year, but the year-to-date numbers are still lower.

According to data from the St Joseph Regional Association of Realtors, home sales in the group’s nine-county area totaled over $8.1 million in November.

The group reported $6.8 million in home sales in November of 2013.

So far this year, 1,127 homes were sold by realtors here, compared to 1,149 through November of 2013. Total year-to-date sales were worth $127.3 million, a 2.31% drop from the same figure in 2013.