The median price of a single-family home in the greater Sacramento region rose 3 percent in January compared with the same month a year ago, far below a 15 percent statewide gain reported Tuesday by the California Association of Realtors.
The association said the Sacramento region's median home price last month was $174,830, up from $169,670 in January last year but down from $189,140, or 7.6 percent, in December.
Statewide, the median single-family home price in January was $287,440, up from $249,960 in the year-ago period, but down 6.3 percent from $306,820 in December.
The association also said January sales in the Sacramento region were down 24.9 percent compared with January 2009 and off by 29.5 percent compared with December. The respective statewide sales declines were 10.6 percent and 3 percent.
Written by Mark Glover - Sacramento Bee
