The Sales of current homes increased in December 2010. Home sales grew according to the National Association of REALTORS®.

Current home sales increased 12.3% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.28 million home sales in December compared to 4.7 million homes sold in November but are 3 percent below the 5.44 million homes sold in December 2009.

The national median current home price for all housing types was $168 thousand in December.