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Sales of existing homes fell slightly in March 2008, the National Association of Realtors announced Tuesday, as resales continued to lag amid the nation’s worst housing slump in more than 15 years. It was the fourth existing home sales decline in the last five months.

Sales advanced at a 4.93-million-unit annualized pace in March 2008, the NAR said. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg News had expected March 2008 existing home sales to register a 4.95-million-unit annualized rate. The February 2008 existing homes sales statistic was revised to a 5.03-million-unit annualized pace.

Regionally, March 2008 existing home sales fell 6.5% in the Midwest, 3.5% in the South, and 2.2% in the West. Sales roses 2.2% in the Northeast.

Meanwhile, the U.S. median home price plummeted 7.7% to $200,700 on a year-over-year basis. The median price was $217,400 a year ago.

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