The employment landscape and wages have both improved over the last few years, allowing for more people to participate in the home-buying process. When the economy is in good working order, as it is now, it creates opportunities in residential real estate, and right now is a potentially lucrative time to sell a home. Houses that show well and are priced correctly have been selling quickly, often at higher prices than asking.
• Single Family Closed Sales were up 8.0 percent to 5,917.
• Townhouse-Condo Closed Sales were down 0.1 percent to 1,819.
• Adult Communities Closed Sales were up 7.9 percent to 549.