Local Realtors sold 3,420 single-family homes in Las Vegas in December, a 36.9 percent increase from December 2008, the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors reported.
Including condos and townhomes, home sales totaled 46,879 in 2009, compared with 28,618 the previous year.
The median home price fell 22.3 percent to $136,000, while inventory of homes on the market declined 11 percent to 19,707.