The median home sales price in the D.C. metro area was up 2.3% from a year ago in the second quarter, according to the National Association of Realtors, but the share of metro areas where prices are now falling on an annual basis is rising.

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NAR’s quarterly report said one in five of metro markets registered home price declines in the second quarter.

NAR reports 5% of metro markets still recorded double-digit annual price gains in the second quarter, down from 11% with annual gains of 10% or more in the first quarter of this year.

Among metros with single-family existing home pric

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