Home boom boost prices - 2004-03-20
Spring's arrival Saturday highlighted the beginning of a season of aggressive home-hunting for many families. And these days, no matter the season, it's still a seller's market.

These young couples are paying rents of more than $800 for a two-bedroom apartment and want to take advantage of low interest rates that would allow them to own a home and pay the same amount for a mortgage.
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South Florida second-home buyers fuel price hikes up the coast - 2004-03-20
Oceanfront property is becoming very expensive and crowded in South Florida that residents wanting a "piece of the beach" are turning to second homes elsewhere along Florida's coast.

Demographers, economists and real estate experts attribute the boom to the growth of wealthy households with no children, low mortgage rates, roller-coaster stock market returns and tax-law changes that eliminated penalties for homeowners trading down to smaller primary residences and using their equity for a second home.
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