The High Desert housing market in May mirrored that of Southern California overall, where median home prices saw the largest year-over-year drop in 20 months.
Local home prices last month decreased by 9.4 percent compared to May 2010 and 3.1 percent from April, according to a data compiled by Larry Trombley of Century 21 Rose Realty in Hesperia. The average price in May for the High Desert was $59.66 per square foot, down from $65.88 at the same time last year.
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