May was an exciting month for the real estate market in Tampa Bay, with the most expensive sale in Hillsborough so far this year and homes continuing to sell quickly. In Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas, the total amount of home sales went up both month-over-month and year-over-year. Across all three counties, the number of homes sold increased by 41.1% since last month and 4.3% year-over-year. Hillsborough had a total of 3,303 sales, Pasco had 1,621, and Pinellas had 2,869. It appears that the decrease in sales in April was a small blip on the otherwise healthy radar of the Tampa Bay real estate market. Prices were also on the rise with the average home price in Hillsborough county at $258