In 1963, only 18 sales (including one commercial sale for $110,000) were recorded totaling $326,708 or an average of $19,218 per house. During that time, as business boomed, the average house price in 1972 was increased to $24,000. In 1982, $47,575 and 1992, $104,578 and more recently in 1998, only six years later the average house price was $103,432, a little lower because of a decrease in inflation. The tremendous increase in the 1980’s was fueled by the high inflation rate of 13% followed by a downturn in the ‘90’s as inflation dropped to 3% resulting in lower prices of homes. During those years, Sterling Realty was responsible for the sale/development of the Dudley Shopping Center, Drescher Motors/Gentex, Packard Mills, the K Mart shopping Center, Commerce  Buildings, plus the development of Blueberry Hill, and Grandview Estates as well as other smaller developments too numerous to mention.

As we enter into our 40th year, Sterling Realty is ready to serve our communities with the latest technology and vision toward the future. Our membership in the Multiple Listing Service and Internet advertising (www.sterlingrealtyhomes.com) along with full page ads in county newspapers proves that Sterling Realty is the real estate company of choice in southern Worcester county.

During the past 40 years, more than 3000 individual properties were sold by Sterling Realty, exemplifying our slogan:

"When you think of Real Estate - THINK OF STERLING!"