Nashville-area real estate agents applauded last week when Congress extended a series of tax incentives designed to boost home sales, and on Monday, the latest monthly numbers showed the area has already seen sharp gains in sales — particularly among first-time home buyers.

In fact, the Nashville real estate market saw its first increase in home sales in three years in October, when the number of completed deals jumped 23 percent compared with a year earlier as a result of the federal government’s aid.

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