Home Sales Stay Strong

Published: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 7:20 PM PDT

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Last month, 3,242 homes sold in San Diego County, down slightly from the 3,375 home sales in April but up 8 percent from May 2008, according to numbers released today by MDA DataQuick.

It was the 11th consecutive month of year-over-year increases for home sales.

Here are the sales broken down by category:

Resale houses: 2,068 sold last month, down from 2,207 in April and up 16 percent from 1,782 in May 2008.
Resale condos: 974 sold last month, down from 987 in April and up 10.2 percent from 884 in May 2008.
New homes: 200 sold last month, up from 181 in April and down 36 percent from 313 last May.

-- KELLY BENNETT

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