December was a slow month for real estate sales, recording only 34 transactions, the third slowest month in 2019. While not typically a busy selling month (December 2018 recorded 32 sales), the dollar value of December sales remained strong, with an average sale price just under $2 million. December saw 3 sales over $5 million including a 6,400 square foot contemporary home in the Snake River Sporting Club, and two 35 acre tracts in Bar BC Ranch. However it wasn’t just the high-end segment of the market that was busy at the end of the year, prices were up across the board as the median sale price jumped up to $1.4 million after holding steady at $1.1 million for the previous 3 months. The sale price to list price ratio remained at 95%, with only 4 properties selling at or above their listing price, perhaps an indication of sellers motivation at year-end. Fifty percent of December sales were for single-family homes and 50% of all monthly sales occurred in the $1-3 million range, highs for both those metrics.