
(LA Times) –
California home prices climbed to a five-year high last month and sales increased as well, placing increased momentum behind the state’s housing recovery.
The median sales price for a home rose 25.9% from last year to hit $340,000 in May, real estate firm DataQuick said Thursday. Sales of new and existing homes jumped 1.2% to 42,293, the most for a May since 2006 when 54,099 homes sold.