US house sales jump as prices dip
A market slowdown has prompted some sellers to cut their prices US existing home sales rose at their fastest rate since March 2004 last month, despite fears of a slowdown in the property market.
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December existing home sales fall but 2005 a record WASHINGTON - Home resales in the United States fell 5.7 percent in December to the lowest level since March 2004 as the market cooled on the back of slowing Midwest
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