Kent home sales, prices increase

Homes sales in Kent jumped 35.8 percent and prices climbed 17.1 percent in July compared to the same month last year.

  • BY Wire Service
  • Thursday, August 27, 2015 1:54pm
  • Business

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Homes sales in Kent jumped 35.8 percent and prices climbed 17.1 percent in July compared to the same month last year.

A total of 144 homes were sold at a median price at $296,500, according to numbers compiled by Redfin, a Seattle-based real estate company.

Homes spent a median 13 days on the market.

The numbers only reflect transactions on the Multiple Listing Service, a local or regional database of available real estate for sale by member brokers.

Redfin publishes Real-Time Home Price Tracker at www.redfin.com.


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