West Valley home sales dip in October

10-month single-family closings edged up 0.8% despite nearly 18% drop for month

West Valley home sales dipped in October.

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Single-family home sales took a hit in October.

However, more people closed on single-family homes so far this year than in the same 10-month period last year, according to a report from Phoenix Realtors.

Closed sales rose 0.8% through October. However, closed deals last month plummeted 17.9% compared to a year earlier, said Sammy Glassman, board president of Phoenix Realtors.

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