aine home sales rose nearly 7 percent in September, compared with sales the same month last year. The Maine Association of Realtors says 1,393 existing single-family homes were sold in Maine this September, compared with 1,307 in September of 2013.
The median sales price also rose 1.16 percent over the same period, rising from $173,000 to $175,000. The median price means half the homes sold for more and half for less.
"The numbers are looking pretty steady - another sign that real estate has stabilized," says Maine Association of Realtors President Angelia Levesque, in a statement.
Nationwide, sales fell 1.9 percent while the national median sales price rose 5.9 percent, to $210,300, while in the Northeast, sales fell 1.4 percent and the median sales price rose 4.8 percent.
