County housing market up

Home sales in Whitman County picked up quickly during the first three months of 2012 compared to the prior year.

A report issued last week by the Washington Center for Real Estate Research showed 520 homes sold in Whitman County during the year’s first quarter.

The report showed home sales picked up 49 percent from the first quarter of 2011. The quarter also showed a 16 percent increase over the number of homes sold during the last three months of 2011.

Glenn Crellin, director of the center, pointed out the number was still well under high sales figures recorded during 2009.

Crellin had previo...