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, 35,124 homes sold, up nearly 12 percent from the comparable period. Benton County sold the most, 6,167, up nearly 16 percent from the comparable period.