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It was, said David Blitzer, spokesman, "a disappointing report ... indicating that the housing market continues to bounce along the recent lows."

The year-over-year rise fell short of expert expectations as put together by Briefing.com, who predicted a 2% year-over-year rise.

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One city that bucked the trend was Las Vegas, where prices inched up 0.1% month-over-month. However, it continued to be the worst performer compared to last year, with prices down 4.5%. Prices in Sin City are down 57% from their peak, which was reached in August, 2006.

Detroit scored the best monthly gain, up 0.5%; San Francisco was up 7.8% year-over-year, the most of any city.

Dallas had the worst month of any of the 20 metro areas: Prices fell 1.1% there. 

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