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        <title>Somewhere home prices are going up ... - Money Talks - MoneyTalks&apos;s Blog - Bakersfield.com</title>
        <link>http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/MoneyTalks/25505</link>
        <description>Tucked at the bottom of today&#039;s California Association of Realtors&#039; press release was a tidbit about none other than Ridgecrest.
Median home prices there rose 7.6 in March compared to the same month a year ago, putting the city in the top 10 statewide for communities that saw increases, rather than the more common decreases.
Here&#039;s more about Kern:
County/City/Area&amp;nbsp; March 08&amp;nbsp; March 07&amp;nbsp; Year-to-year percent change

    
    


    
        
            Kern County            $220,000.00            $269,250.00            -18.3%
        
    


    
        
            Bakersfield            $225,000.00            $283,250.00            -20.6%
        
    


    
        
            California City            $150,000.00            $232,000.00            -35.3%
        
    


    
        
            Ridgecrest            $210,000.00            $195,250.00            7.6%
        
    


    
        
            Rosamond            $250,000.00            $299,500.00            -16.5%
        
    


    
        
            Tehachapi            $256,000.00            $325,500.00            -21.4%
        
    

And click here for more about other counties and cities.
&amp;mdash; Christine Peterson</description>
        <itunes:summary>Tucked at the bottom of today&#039;s California Association of Realtors&#039; press release was a tidbit about none other than Ridgecrest.
Median home prices there rose 7.6 in March compared to the same month a year ago, putting the city in the top 10 statewide for communities that saw increases, rather than the more common decreases.
Here&#039;s more about Kern:
County/City/Area&amp;nbsp; March 08&amp;nbsp; March 07&amp;nbsp; Year-to-year percent change

    
    


    
        
            Kern County            $220,000.00            $269,250.00            -18.3%
        
    


    
        
            Bakersfield            $225,000.00            $283,250.00            -20.6%
        
    


    
        
            California City            $150,000.00            $232,000.00            -35.3%
        
    


    
        
            Ridgecrest            $210,000.00            $195,250.00            7.6%
        
    


    
        
            Rosamond            $250,000.00            $299,500.00            -16.5%
        
    


    
        
            Tehachapi            $256,000.00            $325,500.00            -21.4%
        
    

And click here for more about other counties and cities.
&amp;mdash; Christine Peterson</itunes:summary>
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