9-25-13 wi home sales

Home sales and median prices both grew at a healthy pace in August  continuing the hot real estate market in Wisconsin.  The Wisconsin Realtors Association says existing home sales were up 13.7 percent in August compared to a year ago closing out a strong summer for home sales and 26 straight months of sales growth.   Marquette University economics professor David Clark says he expects the strong housing sales to continue.  Wisconsin’s median home prices increased 6.3 percent  to $152,000 between August 2012 and last month.