Sarnia-Lambton real estate sales for the month of April are up compared to 2014.
Number of sales are up 3 per cent compared to last year, and up 11 per cent for the year. 187 properties sold last month with a dollar volume of just over $39-million.
2015 sales volume history is off to a strong start, topping 2014 numbers for the months of January, March, and April.
Board President Jane Baker says there are a couple of factors playing into the spring-time buying.
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The average sales so far this year are $217,167 and are roughly on par to last year at $217,680.
The average sale price in April was $205,547 compared to $219,351 at this time last year.