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Area home sales rebound

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Home sales in the Columbia area increased nearly 14 percent in August compared to the same month in 2014, according to the South Carolina Realtors Association.

Nearly 1,100 homes were sold in August, the association said. For the year, home sales in 2015 have increased 19.4 percent through August.

Here’s a closer look at the association’s August report.

Category

August

Change from 2014

Columbia home sales

1,086

13.8%

Columbia home sales year-to-date

7,674

19.4%

SC home sales

6,470

4.8%

SC home sales YTD

49,294

15.8%

Columbia median price

$ 155,000

3.3%

Columbia median price YTD

$ 150,273

1.5%

SC median price

$ 174,900

6.0%

SC median price YTD

$ 171,000

5.9%

Columbia average days on market

91

-2.2%

This story was originally published September 17, 2015 at 9:58 PM.

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