Broken out by housing segment, April sales performed as follows:
$1 - $99,999: decreased 17.0 percent
$100,000 - $149,999: decreased 14.6 percent
$150,000 - $249,999: increased 12.5 percent
$250,000 - $499,999: increased 9.4 percent
$500,000 - $749,999: increased 6.9 percent
$750,000 and above: increased 14.2 percent
HAR also monitors sales activity among existing single-family homes. Existing home sales totaled 6,138 in April, up 7.3 percent versus the same month last year. The average sales price edged up 1.1 percent to $300,195 while the median sales price rose a fractional 0.7 percent to $230,000.