Local home sales hold steady in July

The Central Alberta Realtors Association says local home sales stable on a year-over-year basis in July.

They are reporting that 399 residential units were sold in the region last month, according to MLS statistics, just three units fewer than July 2018.

On a year-to-date basis, the association says home sales totalled 2,173 units over the first seven months of the year, down 8.6% from the same period in 2018.

Residential sales activity in all of Alberta, by comparison, was up 5.5% in July 2019 compared to July 2018.