The number of homes sold across Ohio rose 20.5 percent in April, as the market posted gains in activity for the 22nd consecutive month. Sales through the first four months of 2013 reached 35,412, a 15.6 percent increase from the 30,636 sales posted during the same period a year ago. The average sales price (January through April) this year is $128,547, a 5.1 percent increase from the $122,349 mark set during the period a year ago. Total dollar volume this year is more than $4.5 billion, a 21.4 percent increase from the four-month mark of a year ago of $3.7 billion.