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U.S. Metro Home Prices Fall, But Sales Rise

Nov. 10, 2009
Home prices fell in eight out of every 10 U.S. cities in the third quarter of this year as heavily discounted distressed sales made up 30 percent of all deals, a real estate group says. But home sales continued their climb.
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