Home sales flat, median price increases

Local residential real estate sales continue strong posting a 10 percent gain in September coupled with a 7 percent increase in the median price.

For the first nine months of the year home sales are exactly even with last year and the median price is up 4.8 percent. The big difference is between Boulder County where sales are down 7.8 percent and Weld County where sales are up 13.1 percent. All markets are showing increases in the median selling price, ranging from 11.3 percent in Weld County to 6 percent in Larimer County.

The fact that sales are…