Sales of new and existing single-familyrnhouses and condos increased 31.5 percent from February; 37,764 transactions asrncompared to 28,719.  DataQuick, whichrnsupplied today’s data, said it is normal for sales to shoot up between Februaryrnand March and it appears the March 2013 figures are not extraordinary.  March sales in California have ranged from arnlow of 24, 565 in 2008 to 68,848 in 2005 and have averaged 43,648 since DataQuickrnbegan collecting data in 1988.  Thernrecent figure is 13.5 percent off of that mark. rn</p<pSales of foreclosedrnproperties (REO) had a 15.2 percent market share compared to 18.0 percent inrnFebruary and 32.8 percent one year earlier. rnThis was the lowest level for REO sales since September 2007 and wellrnbelow the peak 58.8 share in February 2009. rnShort sales had a 21.5 percent share, down slightly from 22.4 percent inrnFebruary and 24.5 percent in March 2012.

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