Single-family home and condo sales through August were on pace for an eight-year high nationwide and in 110 out of 204, or 54%, metropolitan statistical areas with sufficient sales data, according to RealtyTrac.
A total of 1,947,028 U.S. single-family homes and condos sold through August in 2015, up 5.4% from the same time period a year ago to the highest total for the first eight months of the year since 2007, when there were 2,069,963 sales.