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MLS® NEW LISTINGS* JUL ’15 – JUL ’17
DONNA BALZER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A2 August in the garden
BUYER PROFILE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A8 JUL15 3,122 AUG15 2,733 SEP15 3,081 OCT15 2,678 NOV15 2,182 DEC15 1,491 JAN16 2,741 FEB16 2,906 MAR16 3,227 APR16 3,217 MAY16 3,319 JUN16 3,078 JUL16 2,683 AUG16 2,759 SEP16 2,976 OCT16 2,364 NOV16 1,985 DEC16 993 2,385 JAN17 2,457 FEB17 MAR17 3,245 APR17 3,296 3,866 MAY17 JUN17 3,756 JUL17 2,981
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HOW TO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A8 Short-term renting
COMMUNITY PROFILE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A9 Connaught
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STATISTICS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A10 July numbers and analysis
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