'A much more positive place'
Median home prices rise about 2 percent to $195,534, reaching highest point in '09
By Katy Stech
The Post and Courier
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
The impact of an expanded government tax break for homebuyers trickled up in the Charleston area last month as the incentive appears to have given local prices a nudge.
Sales activity increased in the $200,000 to $250,000 range during December, helping push the median home price up by about 2 percent to $195,534 -- its highest point for 2009.
In all, the Charleston Trident Association of Realtors recorded a total of 618 local home sales last month, a 30 percent increase from the December 2008...