Columbus Home Sales Down 13% in Region-Columbus Business First

Sales of single-family housing in Central Ohio declined 13 percent in September, the Columbus Board of Realtors reported, a signal the region's housing market remains soft.
The organization said 1,851 houses and condominiums were sold in the region last month, down from 2,134 sold in September 2006. Columbus-area homes in contract dropped 15 percent to 1,606, from 1,896 a year earlier.
The report does not include sales of newly constructed houses by builders.
September marked the seventh month this year that housing sales had fallen from a year earlier. A 5 percent sales rise during July broke a five-month downturn that resumed in August...