
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, July 5, 1994                   TAG: 9407270044
SECTION: EDITORIAL                    PAGE: C-6   EDITION: METRO 
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ROANOKE VALLEY ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Roanoke Valley home sales achieved a modest increase last month with a 6.3 percent jump over June of last year. The Roanoke Valley Association of Realtors reported that 354 homes were sold in June, compared with 333 a year earlier. But sales from the year to date are off 1 percent, from 2,230 last year to 2,206 for the first half of this year.

The median price of a home jumped from $89,950 in May to $92,500 last month.

by CNB