SC Realtors group releases December market data

South Carolina Realtors recently released its December 2015 real estate market reports.

Statewide, new listings were up 3 percent, to 5,776, and pending sales decreased slightly by 1 percent, to 4,156. Inventory shrank 8 percent, to 33,800.

In Beaufort, the number of residential homes, condos and villas sold dropped 7.8 percent, to 153.

In the Hilton Head Island area, the number increased 14.7 percent, to 358.

The median price in Beaufort dropped 5.7 percent, to $165,000, and increased on Hilton Head by 8.9 percent, to $299,500.

This story was originally published January 27, 2016 at 9:10 AM with the headline "SC Realtors group releases December market data."