The Massachusetts housing market made a comeback last year, with 46,887 single-family homes sold ­— the best showing since 2006.

Single-family home sales statewide rose by 18.4 percent in 2012 compared with 2011, according to Warren Group, a private company that tracks real estate. Prices also rose, with the median price, or midpoint price, climbing a modest 1.8 percent compared with 2011, to $290,000.