For the third consecutive month, Nashville-area home sales were up in December when compared to the same period one year ago, according to sales data released today by the Greater Nashville Association of Realtors.

According to GNAR, there were 1,612 closings during December, up 13.3 percent from one year ago.

While residential sales were up significantly — from 1,422 in December 2008 to 1,612 last month — condo sales were essentially flat, going from 192 in 2008 to 195 last month.

The median price of both single-family homes and condos ticked up in December, when the average single-family home sold for $164,000 (compared to $163,750 in December 2008) and the average condo sold for $149,900 (compared to $134,062).

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