Home sales in Kirkland were up 38.5 percent but prices were down 13.3 percent in December compared to the same month in 2013.

A total of 144 homes were sold at a median price of $485,000 for single family homes and $247,500 for condos and townhomes, according to numbers compiled by Redfin, a Seattle-based real estate company. The numbers only reflect transactions on the Multiple Listing Service, a local or regional database of available real estate for sale by member brokers.

Kirkland homes are spending an average of 37 days on the market.

Redfin publishes Real-Time Home Price Tracker at redfin.com.