REALTOR

Rhode Island Association of Realtors said that sales of single-family homes in the state rose 22 percent last month compared with July 2010, but the values ??have declined.

Association of Realtors said the average price of single-family homes last month was $ 210.000, down 8 percent from July 2010 and the same price in July 2009.

Apparently, the Office of ERA Martin & Associates is not alone in seeing an increase in customers. According to statistics published on Thursday July by the Ohio Association of Realtors, the local association had a 13.6 percent increase in revenue over the same period in 2010, the average selling price rose from $ 80,775 per year $ 102,145 this year.

The group says it estate home sales expected to rise due to slow sales activity last year after the expected outcome of the federal tax credit for home purchases.