Lansing-area house sales up, but prices slide

LSJ.com

Sales of houses in the Lansing region jumped 20 percent in September, according to data released today by the Greater Lansing Association of Realtors.

But the average sales price of those houses was 17 percent lower than the average a year earlier.

There were 424 houses sold in September, according to the association, which tracks sales in Clinton, Eaton, Ingham counties and surrounding areas by its members. That's up from 352 during September 2007.