The Arkansas Realtors Association said Monday that home sales rose 8 percent in December, and year-to-date sales were up nearly 12 percent.
Realtors in the 43-county area surveyed by the association reported 2,731 home sales, up from 2,521 in December 2015.
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Of the top five most active home markets for sales, Benton County was the busiest, with 527 homes sold, up 9 percent from the same month last year. Pulaski County moved 411 homes, up nearly 7 percent; Washington County sold 302 homes, up 38 percent; Sebastian County sold 158 homes, up 16 percent; and Saline County sold 149, down 5 percent.
Benton County also reported the highest average selling price, $215,861, up 3 percent from the same month last year.
Year to date, 34,033 homes sold, up 8 percent from the comparable period. Benton County sold the most, 6,167, up nearly 16 percent from the comparable period.
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