 Sales of homes for the last five months will top 1,900 homes. Even though sales are slightly lower, the average sales price is still climbing. First-home homebuyers comprise over 34% of all sales with no slowdown in sight for them. We now have more homes on the market in all price ranges, which gives buyers more choices than they've had in over two years. Some helpful suggestions for today's homebuyer would be, one, work with a local lender for your loan approval.