A house sits for sale 30 March 2007 in North Aurora, Illinois, a suburb outside of Chicago. US existing home sales saw a surpise rebound in February, rising 5.1 percent to a stronger-than-expected annual pace of 4.72 million units, the National Association of Realtors reported on March 23, 2009. Getty Images logo Getty Images 10 months ago

A house sits for sale 30 March 2007 in North Aurora, Illinois, a suburb outside of Chicago. US existing home sales saw a surpise rebound in February, rising 5.1 percent to a stronger-than-expected annual pace of 4.72 million units, the National Association of Realtors reported on March 23, 2009.

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  1. A million dollar plus home is for sale by the owner in this stylish neighborhood in Carlsbad, Calif. on Thursday Feb. 4, 2010. Sales of million-dollar homes in California fell 24 percent in 2009, the fourth straight annual decline and the lowest total in seven years, a research firm reported Thursday.
  2. A million dollar plus home is for sale by in this upscale neighborhood in Carlsbad, Calif. Thursday Feb. 4, 2010. Sales of million-dollar homes in California fell 24 percent in 2009, the fourth straight annual decline and the lowest total in seven years, a research firm reported Thursday.
  3. Chart shows seasonally adjusted annual rate of pending U.S. home sales.
  4. The Toyota Motor Manufacturing Plant, home of the Camry, Avalon and Venza, is seen in Georgetown, Kentucky, January 27, 2010. Toyota Motor Corp. will suspend U.S. sales of eight models subject to a massive safety recall, an unprecedented move that sent its shares tumbling and raised questions about the timing of its earnings money. Toyota also said it would halt production of the models, including the best-selling Camry, at plants in the United States and Canada in the first week of February.
  5. A delivery truck enters gate three at the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Plant, home of the Toyota Camry, Avalon and Venza, in Georgetown, Kentucky, January 27, 2010. Toyota Motor Corp. will suspend U.S. sales of eight models subject to a massive safety recall, an unprecedented move that sent its shares tumbling and raised questions about the timing of its earnings money. Toyota also said it would halt production of the models, including the best-selling Camry, at plants in the United States and Canada in the first week of February.
  6. Chart shows new home sales for the past 13 months, seasonally adjusted.
  7. A sign points to recently-built homes and property in a Little Rock, Ark., housing development Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010. New home sales unexpectedly fell 7.6 percent last month, capping the industry's weakest year on record.
  8. A recently-built home is on the market in a Little Rock, Ark., housing development Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010. New home sales unexpectedly fell 7.6 percent last month, capping the industry's weakest year on record.
  9. A construction site is seen in Los Angeles January 26, 2010. U.S. new home sales data for December 2009 will be released on Wednesday.
  10. A construction site is seen in Los Angeles January 26, 2010. U.S. new home sales data for December 2009 will be released on Wednesday.
  11. A new home development is shown in Miami January 26, 2010. U.S. new home sales data for December, 2009 will be released on Wednesday.
  12. Flags advertise new homes in a development in Miami January 26, 2010. U.S. new home sales data for December, 2009 will be released on Wednesday.
  13. New homes are shown nearing completion in a development in Miami January 26, 2010. U.S. new home sales data for December, 2009 will be released on Wednesday.
  14. A new home development is shown in Miami January 26, 2010. U.S. new home sales data for December, 2009 will be released on Wednesday.
  15. A new home is constructed in a development in Miami, Florida January 26, 2010. U.S. new home sales data for December, 2009 will be released on Wednesday.
  16. A Safaricom sales representative displays solar-charged mobile phone handsets at a retail centre in Kenya's capital Nairobi, in this September 22, 2009 file photo. The Africa of old -- aid-dependent, and with large tracts of the economy controlled by corrupt and capricious governments -- has not disappeared. But for all the previous false dawns, there is a growing belief that the continent -- home to 53 countries, a rapidly urbanising young population of a billion people and as much as a third of the world's natural resources -- is changing. Picture taken September 22, 2009. To match Special Report DAVOS/AFRICA.

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