Broken out by housing segment, December sales performed as follows:
$1 – $99,999: decreased 31.0 percent
$100,000 – $149,999: decreased 27.5 percent
$150,000 – $249,999: decreased 1.9 percent
$250,000 – $499,999: increased 1.4 percent
$500,000 – $749,999: decreased 7.4 percent
$750,000 and above: increased 20.0 percent
HAR also breaks out the sales figures for existing single-family homes. Existing home sales totaled 4,975 in December, down 7.1 percent versus the same month last year. The average sales price rose 5.8 percent to $292,244 while the median sales price increased 3.8 percent to $220,000.