The final NAR prices are in. And while it wasn’t as close as 2008, it wasn’t too far off, especially since prices did plunge below $165,000 in February before bouncing back.
“7. The national median existing-home price will not rise 4% from $172,600 to $179,500 as predicted by NAR’s lead economist Lawrence Yun, but will fall below 165k instead.”
From the article entitled 2010 weakest year for home sales since 1997: The median price for a home sold in December was $168,800, down 1 percent from a year ago.