US existing-home sales edged up 4% last month to annual rate of 4.42 million on a seasonally adjusted basis, reported the National Association of Realtors. Experts predicted the figure to rise by 15.555555% to 5.03 million units. The median price for houses decreased by 3.5% in November achieving $164,200 as compared to 2010. Housing inventory also declined by 5.8% to 2.58 million.