Real Estate Home Appreciation - Last 12 Months
Last Updated: 1/31/2012

The median home price, the point at which half of all homes are sold for more and half are sold for less, rose in the West and South, but fell in the Northeast and Midwest.

In the Northeast, the median price fell to $231,300 from $237,300 in November, and was down 2.7 percent from the previous year.

The median price in the Midwest declined to $129,100 in December from $132,400, and fell 7.9 percent the year before.

In the South, home prices rose to a median of $146,900 from November's $142,200 but decreased 1.1 from last year.

In the West, the median price grew to $205,200 in December from $200,600 and increased 0.3 percent from December 2010.

Data Source: National Association of Realtors

Overall

USA

West

Northeast

Midwest

South