Real estate sales figures for April were up from March, but lower than the figure from April of last year.
According to figures released by the St. Joseph Regional Association of Realtors, total sales across its ten-county area for April of 2016 were $13.8 million, compared to $12.7 million in March. The total is 18.4% lower than the $16.9 million reported in April of last year.
The total so far this year is also lagging behind last year. 2016 residential sales through April totaled $45.5 million. By April of last year that total was $47.5 million, down 4.12%.
But the number of homes sold so far this year is higher than the total at this time last year. By the end of April the assocation reports 389 homes sold, compared to the 381 residential units sold through April of last year.