Homes sales and prices still strong in South Florida - 2004-03-25
Low interest rates boosted South Florida home sale volume and prices in February, the Florida Association of Realtors revealed Thursday. The median price in Broward and Miami-Dade counties was nearly even.

The national average mortgage rate in late February, for example, was 5.58 percent for a 30-year loan and 4.89 percent for a 15-year loan. That compares to an average 5.79 percent for a 30-year and 5.14 percent for a 15-year in February 2003, according to Freddie Mac.
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Median Price of a Home in California Jumped 20.7 Percent in February - 2004-03-25
The median price of an existing home in California in February jumped 20.7 percent and sales increased 3.9 percent versus the same period a year ago, the California Association
of REALTORS(R) (C.A.R.) reported today.

"While demand for housing gives no indication of slowing down, the inventory of homes for sale continues to decline," said C.A.R. President Ann
Pettijohn.
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