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Sold home prices in Skagit County remained strong in September, with 180 homes and condominiums closing, the same as in August, and the median sold price rising to $552,250, Northwest Multiple Listing Service data show. Anacortes again led the county’s markets, with 32 sales at a median price of $737,500, a 4% increase. The La Conner market slipped to third, at $555,000 median price for the nine homes sold last month. Burlington rose to second. Their 24 homes sold had a median price of $602,500, a 32% rise from August.

September sales data made available by a local realtor listed 11 home...