There were 68 residential home sales in the Lakes Region of NH in the month of August at an average price of $409,283. Last August there were 67 sales at an average price of $359,836. On a rolling 12 month basis ending 8/31/10 we stand at 773 sales at an average price of $312,298 compared to 675 sales with an average price of $295,414 for the 12 month period ending 8/31/09. That is a 14.5% increase in the total number of sales and about a 6% increase in the average price.

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