Real Estate Home Appreciation - Last 12 Months
Last Updated: 3/3/2010

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

In the Northwest, the median price rose to $245,300 from $240,700 in December, and the new price was up 8.8 percent from January 2009.

The Midwest saw a price decline to $130,300 in January from $135,300 the month before. The median price also fell 1.0 percent below the previous year's price.

In the South, the median dropped to $140,200 from $148,400 in December. The price is down 2.0 percent over last year.

The median price in the West sank to $203,400 in January, from $216,200 the month before, and it is down 5.8 percent over the same month in 2009.

Data Source: National Association of Realtors