Tony Chacon, owner of Attraction Realty LLC, saw home sales fall in January. Samuel Hoffman | The Journal Gazette

Tony Chacon, owner of Attraction Realty LLC, saw home sales fall in January. Samuel Hoffman | The Journal Gazette

Jenni Glenn, The Journal Gazette

jglenn@jg.net

Economic fears continued to take a toll on Allen County's housing market last month.

Builders obtained nearly 55 percent fewer home construction permits last month than they did in January 2008, according to the Home Builders Association of Fort Wayne. The county issued 15 permits last month.