The year 2007 shaped up to be one of the best on record for property sales in Houston, second only to 2006, according to statistics release by the Houston Association of of Realtors. That was acheived despite the real estate slowdown on markets outside Texas. Total property sales for December totaled 5,957, representing a 23.5 compared to December 2006. However, total dollar volume for $2007 reached its highest level ever with year-end sales of 83,432 properties totaling $16.6 billion. The average single family home price for a single-family home increased 2.4 percent to $153,630. The overall median price of single-family homes in December was $153630, an increase of 2.4 percent compared to December 2006.