Real Estate Home Appreciation - Last 12 Months
Last Updated: 2/1/2010

The median home price, the point at which half of all homes are sold for more and half are sold for less, rose in all regions on a monthly basis and in all but the South on a yearly comparison.

In the Northwest, the median price rose to $241,700 from $223,400 in November, and the new price was up 3.2 percent from December 2008.

The Midwest saw a price appreciation to $143,200 in December from $140,800 the month before. The median price also rose 1.8 percent above the previous year’s price.

In the South, the median increased to $152,000, up from $151,400 in November. That new number however, represents a 1.0 percent decrease from one year earlier.

The median price in the West climbed to $236,000 in December, from $231,100 the month before and is up 2.7 percent over the same month in 2008.

Data Source: National Association of Realtors