Kent home sales up 26.4 percent in April

Published 1:58 pm Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Home prices were up 22 percent in Kent in April compared to the same month in 2014.

Kent home sales were up 26.4 percent in April compared to the same month in 2014. Prices were up 22.4 percent.

The data is from April only and reflects an unvarnished timely snapshot of the market, according to Redfin, a Seattle-based real estate company.

The numbers in April compared to April 2014:

• Prices up 22.4 percent

• Median price $299,950 for all homes, including $315,000 for single-family; $160,000 for condos and townhomes

• 163 homes sold

• Homes spent a median 25 days on the market, 11 days faster than the same month last year

• Sales up 26.4 percent

For more information, go to redfin.com.