Area home sales mark a dreary November

Home sales in greater Sacramento continued to lag in November.Sales volume fell by 10 percent in the eight-county area compared with a year ago, market researcher MDA DataQuick reported Thursday.

Prices fell in practically every county in the region, with Sacramento County's median price slipping 1.1 percent, to $175,000. November's results followed the pattern of the past six months. The market had been slowly regaining its health until June, when