The rate of sale is slightly behind the New England average of 15 percent. The Kennebec Journal (http://bit.ly/1W7LbLa ) reported the state’s median sale price for a single family home rose from $178,000 to $189,900. The data is from RE/MAX Integra, a real estate company that represents 2,700 agents in New England.

The National Association of Realtors says home sales jumped 4.7 percent nationally in September. The median home sales price was $221,900 in September. That is an increase of 6.1 percent from the previous year.