{"id":8274,"date":"2015-05-19T13:58:40","date_gmt":"2015-05-19T20:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spiken.wpengine.com\/news\/kent-home-sales-up-26-4-percent-in-april\/"},"modified":"2016-10-22T08:05:31","modified_gmt":"2016-10-22T15:05:31","slug":"kent-home-sales-up-26-4-percent-in-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/business\/kent-home-sales-up-26-4-percent-in-april\/","title":{"rendered":"Kent home sales up 26.4 percent in April"},"content":{"rendered":"
Kent home sales were up 26.4 percent in April compared to the same month in 2014. Prices were up 22.4 percent.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The data is from April only and reflects an unvarnished timely snapshot of the market, according to Redfin, a Seattle-based real estate company.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The numbers in April compared to April 2014:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u2022 Prices up 22.4 percent<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u2022 Median price $299,950 for all homes, including $315,000 for single-family; $160,000 for condos and townhomes<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u2022 163 homes sold<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u2022 Homes spent a median 25 days on the market, 11 days faster than the same month last year<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u2022 Sales up 26.4 percent<\/p>\n<\/p>\n