New York State housing market sales rise slightly in August; still below year-ago mark

Albany, NY – September 23, 2010 – (RealEstateRama) — Statewide sales of existing single-family homes in New York State increased in August from July by 3.7 percent, but remained 30-percent below the August 2009 total, according to the preliminary single-family sales data accumulated by the New York State Association of REALTORS.