U.S. existing home sales rise 2.9 percent in April

1 of 2. Prospective home buyer Jessica Doctoroff (C) visits a condominium for sale with her real estate agent Brenda Bremis in Medford, Massachusetts in this April 2, 2009 file photo.

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WASHINGTON | Wed May 27, 2009 10:33am EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The pace of sales of existing homes in the United States rose 2.9 percent in April, according to an industry survey on Wednesday that supported views the three-year housing recession was near a bottom.

The National Association of Realtors said sales climbed to an annual rate of 4.68 million units from a downwardly revised 4.55 million pace in March, initially reported as 4.57 million. That was slightly higher than market expectations for a 4.66 million-unit pace.

The inventory of existing homes for sale rose 8.8 percent to 3.97 million. The median national home price fell 15.4 percent from the same period a year-ago to $170,200.

(Reporting by Lucia Mutikani; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
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