Existing house price nears record high

The median price of an existing single-family house in Orange County came within 2 percent, or $15,500, of the all-time high set before the housing crash, the California Association of Realtors reported Monday.
The median house price for March was $760,000, CAR reported, vs. the June 2007 high of $774,424. CoreLogic data, due out next week, is expected to confirm the trend. The median is the midpoint of all prices during the month.
The all-home median — which includes existing condos and n