Home sales in SD County well below last year's figures, but may be recovering

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A precipitous drop in home sales during the second

half of March due to the COVID-19 pandemic has since leveled off and begun to

recover, a report released today by real estate site Zillow found.

While sales are down 22.5% year-over-year, San Diego is still one of

the better-off large metropolitan areas. Among large metros, pending sales have

fallen the most compared to a year ago in Pittsburgh, down 74.4%, Detroit down,

66.8%, and Los Angeles, down 58.7%. They have fallen the least in Cleveland, at

16.8%.

San Diego's sales have improved over last week's figures by 23.1%, a

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