Home sales in Southern California and statewide rose in February due to slightly better mortgage rates, with California's existing single-family home sales up 7% from January but down 0.3% year-over-year. Median home prices increased 0.9% to $830,370 statewide. Los Angeles metro sales rose 11.5% monthly but fell 1.8% annually, with prices slightly down. Mono County had the highest median price at $2.35 million, while Lassen County had the lowest at $199,000.