State home prices rise in December - 2005-01-21
Home sales in California finished 2004 on a high note, as buyers continued to seize on low interest rates to buy up homes, helping to drive prices to record levels, a real estate analyst said.

While some signs of a cool-down emerged in the market toward the end of the year, particularly in areas like Orange County, which saw sales slow as median home prices blew past the half-million-dollar mark, mortgage interest rates remain at historic lows and demand for housing still outstrips supply.
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Sales of Owned Homes Hit High - 2005-01-21
Sales of previously owned homes in November saw their best month on record as low mortgage rates enticed buyers to live the American dream.

The National Association of Real-tors declared Wednesday that sales, at a seasonally adjusted annual rate, totaled an all-time monthly high of 6.94 million units, a 2.7 percent increase from October's pace.
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