Sales of "bargain-basement foreclosures" in California and Florida led to an unexpected 6.5 percent increase in existing home sales nationwide in December. Back on track! Not quite. The nationwide median sales price plunged 15.3 percent, down to $175,400, and 2008 ended up being the worst year for the U.S. real estate market since 1997. [AP via Yahoo Finance]
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