Baton Rouge Home Sales Up 24 Percent

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Home sales rose 24 percent in the eight-parish Baton Rouge area, with real estate agents selling 650 homes in October compared to 525 that month last year.

Dollar volume rose 20 percent to $121.1 million, according to the figures compiled by the Greater Baton Rouge Association of Realtors.

For the year, The Advocate reports home sales are up 15 percent to 6,486 homes sold. Volume is up 12 percent to $1.24 billion.