Bay Area Home Sales Rise Quickly In December

Home sales among all Bay Area counties in December were up 26.5 percent compared to November, according to data released Wednesday by a local research firm.

Among all counties in the region, Solano County saw home sales increase 34.1 percent month-to-month.

Alameda, at 33.2 percent, and Contra Costa County, at 31.3 percent, were not far behind.

Here are the most recently reported county-by-county median home sales figures for December 2015, compared to November 2015:

• Alameda County: 1,733 homes, up 33.2 percent
• Contra Costa County: 1,558 homes, up 31.3 percent
• Marin County: 274 homes, up 13.2 percent
• Napa County: 125 homes, up 13.6 percent
• Santa Clara County: 1,727 homes, up 26.1 percent
• San Mateo County: 632 homes, up 21.3 percent
• Solano County: 668 homes, up 34.1 percent
• Sonoma County: 575 homes, up 13.9 percent
• BAY AREA: 7,876 homes, up 26.5 percent

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Median home prices in the Bay Area are up on a year-to-year basis.

December’s median home sale price was $655,000, an increase of 12.9 percent from December 2014 when the median price was $580,000.

Here are the most recent yearly median sales prices for December 2015 compared December 2014:

• Alameda County: $655,000, up 19.1 percent
• Contra Costa County: $480,000, up 6.7 percent
• Marin County: $823,000, down 5.8 percent
• Napa County: $555,000, up 23.3 percent
• Santa Clara County: $788,250, up 13.2 percent
• San Mateo: $925,000, up 14.6 percent
• Solano County: $350,250, up 12.7 percent
• Sonoma County: $489,000, up 9.5 percent
• BAY AREA: $655,000, up 12.9 percent

-Bay City News contributed to this article, image via ShutterStock