March 14, 2016 / Modified mar 14, 2016 8:53 a.m.

Housing Sales Hit Post-Bubble Bests Last 3 Months

1,000+ sales monthly, higher prices in Tucson, Realty association reports.

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The Tucson housing market had its most active February in a decade.

Tucson Association of Realtors data shows 1,055 homes were sold in Tucson. That many homes have not been sold in February since 2006.

February was not a one-month anomaly. The same occurred in December and January.

Sales volume an the number total amount of money spent on houses in the market, marked nine-year bests.

About $217 million dollars was spent on real estate in Tucson last month. February sales volume has not topped $200 million since 2007.

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