The Chatham-Kent Association of Realtors is reporting record sales numbers for May.
163 homes were sold during the month, a 22% increase over 2015.
Association president Barb Phillips says the numbers are on par with sales in May 2004 and August 2007 as the second highest number of monthly transactions ever recorded in the region.
The average price for homes sold last month was a shade under 173-thouasnd dollars, up 9 percent from a year earlier.