MEMPHIS, TN – July 6, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Memphis-area home sales for June rose 4.5 percent from a year ago, with 1,612 total sales recorded in the Memphis Area Association of REALTORS® MAARdata property records database. Existing home sales were up 5.8 percent from 2010. Total sales increased 16.1 percent from May (1,389).