Beverly Hills homes are among the most expensive in the country, most of them north of Santa Monica Boulevard and up into the hills.  The flats of Beverly Hills, south of Santa Monica is a mix of single family homes, condos and multi-unit properties

The statistics below are taken directly from the MLS and are for single family homes.  They also don't take into consideration condos, income property and private sales.

12 Listings sold in December '09 up 100% over December '08. The most expensive was $13,000,000 in the hills, and the least expensive was $1,238,050 in the flats.

The median price of $2,465,000, up almost 20% over December '08.

However the days on the market for sold listings increased by over 100%.

Overall, the Beverly Hills market remains steady.

Below is a breakdown of last month's housing activity in Beverly Hills.