(HAR Report): Broken out by housing segment, December sales performed as follows:
$1 - $99,999: decreased 15.7 percent
$100,000 - $149,999: decreased 20.2 percent
$150,000 - $249,999: increased 13.2 percent
$250,000 - $499,999: increased 44.6 percent
$500,000 - $749,999: increased 80.8 percent
$750,000 and above: increased 54.0 percent
HAR also breaks out the sales figures for existing single-family homes. Existing home sales totaled 7,647 in December. That is up 31.6 percent versus the same month last year. The average sales price rose 14.2 percent to $340,400 while the median sales price increased 12.8 percent to $265,000.