Meanwhile, the median sales price was higher than a year ago.

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The median sales price is down 9% from a year ago.

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ZIPs were ranked according to the median sales price.

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The National Association of Realtors, the estate agents' trade body, says that the median sales price for existing homes went up by only 4.2% in the year to April, compared with 16.6% in the year to October.

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The median price for sales of existing homes stopped rising in mid-2005.

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