[I thought housing already hit bottom?] One in four U.S. homes for sale on August 1 had their prices marked
down at least once since landing on the market, data compiled by real
estate website Trulia.com showed.
A total of 24.4 percent of homes had their prices reduced in July,
up from June's 23.6 percent. The average discount was 10 percent from
the original price, or $40,173 of a median house value, Trulia.com said
in its monthly price report obtained exclusively by Reuters prior to
its release.
The average markdown dropped slig
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