2012 was the best year for home sales in Lincoln in the last 5 years. Nicole Jensen with the Realtors Association of Lincoln told KFOR NEWS that 640 more homes were sold last year compared to 2011, an 18% increase. Sales of "high end" homes, $500,000 or more, were up 55% and it took fewer days to sell them. Home sales between $160,000 and $500,000 were up 36% and homes less than $160,000 were 7% up.