It was a slightly slower month of May for Real Estate Sales in Sarnia-Lambton compared to May 2014. Board President Jane Baker says monthly sales were down 3 per cent compared to last year, but the year to date numbers are up 7 per cent. She says there has been solid turnover for what she considers a good starter home. [audio mp3="http://blackburnnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Baker-starter-homes.mp3"][/audio] The average sale price was just under $204,000, with 190 propertiee being sold last month, five less than May last year. Baker says she's confident by year's end the 2015 numbers will rival the record breaking numbers from last year.
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