CAR - "C.A.R. reports sales decrease 30.1 percent in August, median price of a home in California at $576,360, up 1.6 percent from year ago" (9-25-06)

"Home sales decreased 30.1 percent in August in California compared with the same period a year ago, while the median price of an existing home increased 1.6 percent, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) reported today."