MADISON — Strong sales in December propelled the 2021 existing home market to a new record high for annual home sales. December home sales rose 0.4% over sales in Dec. 2020, and this pushed total closings for 2021 to 89,328, which is 0.7% higher than the previous record established in 2020.

Green County median price increased by 4.3% to $220,000 with sales also increasing by 2.5%.

Lafayette County sales decreased by 10% with the median price remaining the same.