The Salt Lake Board of REALTORS reported that sales of existing homes and condominiums climbed 24 percent in October. There were 1,061 homes/condos sold in October compared to 855 sales in October 2008.

The Salt Lake Board of REALTORS reported that existing home and condominium sales in Salt Lake County during the month of August were down 4 percent compared to home sales in August 2008.

The Salt Lake Board of REALTORS reported home and condominium sales in Salt Lake County during the month of June increased 5 percent compared to home sales in June 2008. During the month, 1,203 homes and condominiums were sold, up from 1,150 sales in June 2008. Home sales in June were up 20 percent compared to 1,002 sales in May.

Salt Lake City is one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the country. But unlike other booming locales, Salt Lake has a largely homegrown citizenry — locals account for 88% of population growth. “Salt Lake City has a high rate of natural increases,” says Robert E. Lang, director of urban affairs and planning at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. “It’s a big family-friendly kind of place.”

While the economic crisis has silenced hundreds of real estate projects around the country, 1,100 construction workers are toiling on a 20-acre development here that is springing up across the street from the Mormon Temple in the center of downtown.

The National Association of Realtors said Tuesday that median sales prices of existing homes declined in 134 out of 152 metropolitan areas compared with the same period a year ago. Prices rose in the other 18 cities.