The number of existing single-family houses sold in the Hudson Valley and Catskills fell when compared to the same month last year. The largest drop in sales was in Sullivan County, with over a 63 percent decline. Orange County fell by 19 percent and Dutchess County lost 16 percent.

Home prices fluctuated with the median price of an existing home selling in Orange County, $326,000; in Ulster County, $259,500; in Sullivan County, at $193,500; and in Delaware County at $108,000.

Statewide, existing single-family home sales fell by 7.6 percent.

(Source: MidHudsonNews.com)