Even without December’s real estate transactions tallied, 2012 has already surpassed the previous year in total properties sold thanks to 98 properties purchased in November, providing further evidence of recovering real estate market. That figure outpaced the more than the 86 properties sold in November 2011 at a 14 percent increase, according to figures tallied by the Nevada County Realtors Association. December’s figures are expected to be released some time in January. With December’s sales not included, there have been 1,269 residential properties sold in 2012, surpassing 2011’s 1,188 sales, according to the Realtor’s association. The average price of a …