Southern California home prices continue slide in May

``Lingering economic uncertainties have left the market soft since the expiration of tax credits for home buyers, which fueled the market last year. Some economists also have said bank lending remains tight... The region's median home price fell 8.2% from the same month last year to $280,000 and was unchanged from April, according to DataQuick in San Diego... Sales fell 17.4% from May 2010, with a total of 18,394 newly built and previously owned homes sold in the region last month.''