<a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122519826778275869.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
">Surprise, surprise! Home prices are down again across major metropolitan areas nationwide for the 20th straight month. On average, prices dropped almost 17% from their 2007 numbers. Biggest month-to-month drop this cruel summer? The dubious honor goes to us: San Francisco homes fell 3.5% in August over July. [Wall Street Journal]For more stories from Curbed SF, go to sf.curbed.com.