- Sales of all North County real estate types were UP 6 % in August over July and down 2% from August of last year. The first 8 months of this year are down 6 % in sales for the same time frame last year. Properties in escrow are down 5% from last month and down 4% from August of 2013. Active listings on the market are up 5% from July and up 11% from the same time last year.