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Sarasota News Leader August 2, 2013 In June of this year — the latest month for which numbers have been posted — the number of permits issued was 112, down slightly from the June 2012 figure of 117. However, the construction value was put at $19,011,000, up 25.5 percent year-over-year. Page 49 ure of 886. The average number of days on the market for April was 152, compared to 184 in April 2012, and the median price was $207,477, a 14.9 percent hike year-over-year. And yet more good news: Retail sales in the county through June of this year were roundAs for home sales: The May 2013 figures — ed up at $959,570,000, 7.1 percent higher than again, the latest available — showed 1,020 the June 2012 figure of $895,910,000. houses sold, up 19.4 percent from the May The July economic report also shows that ad 2012 total of 854. The average number of days valorem tax collections through June addon the market was down to 153 from 176, com- ed up to $128,237,686, or 102 percent of the paring May 2013 to May 2012, and the median projected total for that point — $126,102,339. price was up 15.9 percent, at $212,856. Impact fee collections are up as well year-todate: $6,107,315 compared to the budgeted For April of this year, the Sarasota Associafigure of $5,289,598. tion of Realtors reported a total of 1,017 home sales, up 14.8 percent from the April 2012 fig- The county's fiscal year will end on Sept. 30. % A chart shows preliminary data about the increase in the number of tourists Sarasota County has seen so far this year. Image courtesy Visit Sarasota County