A pending sale sign is displayed at a house in Alhambra, Calif., in this file photo. Southern California’s median home price dipped 0.6 percent as record-low new-home sales, tougher credit requirements and a persistent reluctance among would-be buyers kept prices from appreciating.

First published in the April 12, 2011, 11:51 a.m. edition

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