Median listing price

I have not been paying too much attention to median listing prices lately. But here's last years data from Housingtracker. Much of the increase late in the year can be attributed to the loss in quantity at the low and middle ends of the market. Since the high end isn't really moving but the low end is blistering it is skewing the median upwards.

MonthSFH+Condo
Inventory
25th
Percentile
Median75th
Percentile
Jan 2010 24,594 $147,000 $228,950 $397,500
Dec 2009 25,435 $149,225 $232,125 $403,737
Nov 2009 26,575 $149,920 $238,400 $420,010
Oct 2009 27,569 $149,175 $236,250 $423,450
Sep 2009 27,493 $149,925 $239,500 $435,988
Aug 2009 28,410 $148,882 $237,880 $431,400
Jul 2009 29,257 $147,313 $235,225 $429,250
Jun 2009 30,584 $144,980 $229,760 $414,790
May 2009 32,614 $143,725 $225,000 $401,973
Apr 2009 35,365 $140,000 $219,850 $387,500
Mar 2009 38,625 $139,960 $217,080 $369,580
Feb 2009 40,003 $143,125 $219,148 $364,750
Jan 2009 41,594 $148,976 $222,615 $364,140