Recent story in the funny papers saying real estate sales in Oliver up a whopping 63 percent.

If you look at a valuable resource – SO Real Estate Board  – statistics you will note that any increase January to September 2015 over same period 2014 is related to farm sales – big dollars per unit.

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YTD 2014 total sales 38, 595, 144 (January to September)

YTD 2015 total sales 50, 435, 360 (January to September)

Residential only in the same period

2014 $31, 302, 137 – total units sold 123

2015 $37, 093, 060 – total units sold 145

Increase $5, 790, 923

Percent increase 18.5% (not shabby)

Average # of days for a sale of home – 120 – less for townhomes and way more time for farm/empty lot sales

Source: Oliver area comparative activity report September 2014 and 2015