Existing-home sales edged up in December, sales for all of 2013 were the highest since 2006, and median prices maintained strong growth, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Total existing-home sales1, which are completed transactions that include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops, increased 1% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.87 million in December from a downwardly revised 4.82 million in November, but are .6% below the 4.90 million-unit level in December 2012.