rel0904ehs.pdf (application/pdf Object).

Linked above is the data from the National Association of Realtors on existing home sales for May 2009. If you get tired of sensationalized headlines and spin in the articles, take a look at the data for yourself.

The non-seasonally adjusted numbers show some nice gains from April and I wonder in this new economic age if seasonality is still in play as much for real estate.

On the sale price numbers, the median is the midpoint price in the listing of sales prices. Mean price is the average, or total sales dollars divided by number of sales.

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