NEW QUARTERLY STATISTICS ON STATE HOME SALES AND METRO AREA PRICES The latest NAR quarterly survey of metropolitan area home prices shows that 45 states and the District of Columbia experienced increased sales from the 2nd quarter of 2009 to the 3rd quarter of the year, and 28 states and the District saw double-digit gains in resales. And while most markets experienced declines in median home prices from the third quarter of 2008 to the third quarter of 2009, some markets posted significant gains http://www.realtor.org/reinsights.nsf/pages/infocus?opendocument