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Home prices in 20 U.S. cities rose more than forecast in September from a year earlier, indicating property values are stabilizing as housing demand picks up.

The median home price in Santa Fe County dipped 4.2% from $405,000 to $388,000 from September to October, according to the New Mexico Association of Realtors.

While the median price of sold homes increased again this year, the number of sales to date in Central Massachusetts is so far below the rate from last year.

The Huntsville, Ala., housing market continues strong with more homes sold in the third quarter of this year than the average for the same period throughout the decade.

It's been two years since Taunton, Mass., City Solicitor Jason Buffington announced that a real turnaround was on the horizon for the forlorn and nearly vacant Whittenton Mills complex.

Contract signings for previously sold U.S. homes fell by the most since July while remaining healthy on an annual basis.

Proposals by a couple of firms that sought support from Washington Ind. officials to get special housing credits to finance the projects were turned down by the state.

The supply of homes for sale in Atlanta continued to fall, which helped push prices higher last month, according to several reports.

In another sign of the hot real estate market in the Colorado Springs area, the number of mortgage foreclosures filed in El Paso County last month fell to a near-20-year low.

Home sales entered the fourth quarter stronger than last year here, up nearly 5%, and the median price was also surging, ending October at $179,000, according to the Oklahoma City Metro Association of Realtors.