Ohio home sales fall in April, mixed results in Valley

YOUNGSTOWN — Home sales in Ohio declined in April, and the Mahoning Valley saw mixed results when it came to homes sold and average sale price.

Sales statewide fell 5 percent in April compared to the same month last year and the average sales price fell 6.9 percent over the same period. Top-dollar volume fell 11.5 percent, from $2.4 billion to $2.16 billion.

In Mahoning County, home sales rose 3.5 percent, from 143 April 2010 to 148 last month. The average sale price jumped 22 percent, from $81,489 to $100,091.

Trumbull County home sales fell 22 percent, from 176 sales in April 2010 to 137 last month, but the average sale price increased 5 percent, from $69,127 to $72,714.

In Columbiana County, home sales fell nearly 30 percent, dropping from 47 (April 2010) to 33 last month, and the average sale price declined 13 percent, from $67,838 to $58,869.

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