January 2015 was a phenomenal month for real estate in the Charleston region. Charleston home sales were the highest they've been in 8 years, with a total of 890 homes sold at a median price of $209,603. The last time sales surpassed the 800 mark was January 2007.

That year's statistics were almost identical to this year's. 890 homes sold in January 2007 at a median price of $209,945. The inventory, however, was 37% higher than in 2015. In 2007, the inventory was at almost 9,000, whereas the current inventory is at just over 5,500.

Here's the breakdown by county: