Mid-Hudson News reports that home sales fell 34.3 percent in the first five months of the year in Ulster County, according to the Ulster County Board of Realtors. The average selling price rose by just under 3.0 percent, rising from $406,692 in the January through May period in 2022 to $474,119 this year. Housing costs have risen dramatically in the Hudson Valley since the COVID-19 pandemic, and these statistics are among the first signs that the housing market locally is cooling. Read more about this story at Mid-Hudson News.