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April existing home sales rise by 2.9 percent
Existing US home sales post 2.9 percent monthly increase in April as buyers snap up bargains
Alan Zibel, AP Real Estate Writer
On Wednesday May 27, 2009, 10:06 am EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A real estate group says sales of previously occupied homes rose modestly from March to April as buyers swooped in to take advantage of prices that were 15.4 percent below year-ago levels.

The National Association of Realtors said Wednesday that home sales rose 2.9 percent to an annual rate of 4.68 million last month, from a downwardly revised pace of 4.55 million in March.

The results slightly beat economists' forecasts. Sales had been expected to rise to an annual pace of 4.66 million units, according to Thomson Reuters.

The median sales price plunged to $172,000, down from $201,300 in the same month last year. That was the second-largest drop on record after January, when prices fell 17.5 percent.