Housing sales are up in the St. Joseph area, according to the latest numbers from the St. Joseph Regional Association of Realtors.

The region posted the best June sales figures, and the half-year totals, in at least five years.

The association says realtors sold more than $24 million worth of homes in June, bringing the total halfway through the year to about $101 million in home sales. The year-to-date total is up more than 14% from figures at the same time last year.

Realtors sold 762 homes through last month, up from 701 a year earlier.