DETROIT, MI - The median selling price of residential real estate in Metro Detroit climbed 14.2 percent on an annual basis to $145,000 in October, marking the 20th-straight month of price growth, according to figures released Monday by Farmington Hills-based Realcomp.

While the median selling price continued to climb throughout the region, overall sales of homes in terms of units declined, dropping 6.3 percent year-over-year to 4,673 homes sold in Metro Detroit last month, according to Realcomp, the Multiple Listing Service for Southeast Michigan.

Homes sold faster last month across Realcomp's MLS coverage area, spending an average of 47 days on the market, compared with an average of 56 days in October 2013. Total inventory increased 12.4 percent.

Here’s a closer look at how each Metro Detroit county fared year-over-year in October:

Wayne

The median selling price grew 29.0 percent to $96,750, while total units sold dropped 11.7 percent to 1,629 homes.

Oakland

The median selling price rose 6.8 percent to $186,475, while the total number of units sold fell 4.4 percent to 1,708 homes.

Macomb

The median selling price climbed 6.8 percent to $128,000, while the number of units sold declined 2.4 percent to 1,052 homes.

Livingston

The median selling price increased 17.5 percent to $213,797, while the total units rose 3.3 percent to 284 homes.

In the Grosse Pointe area, in which Realcomp includes all of the Pointes and Lake Township, the median selling price in the Pointes rose 19.4 percent year-over-year to $255,000, while total sales by units decreased 3.0 percent to 64 homes sold in October.

For the Detroit area, which includes the city of Detroit, Hamtramck, Harper Woods and Highland Park, the median selling price grew 47.8 percent to $19,950. Home sales by units plummeted 36.3 percent to 295 homes.

David Muller is the automotive and business reporter for MLive Media Group in Detroit. Email him at dmuller@mlive.com or follow him on Twitter