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Homes from the fastest- and slowest-growing markets

Here are 12 median-priced homes in markets around the nation. Some of these markets are still gaining ground but in others, prices are headed down.

Orlando, Florida
12-month forecast: 4.4% loss
Orlando, Florida
Median home price: $269,000
This home's price: $265,000
Beds: 4
Baths: 2.5
Square feet: 2,249

Details: The houses in this neighborhood are, in contrast with some Orlando areas, mostly owner occupied, according to the listing agent, Veronica Davis Lee. As such, they are less likely to undergo the broad price swings as neighborhoods that have attracted more speculative investing in the past few years.

"This community is one in which people live full time, in which they bought their first or second homes," says Davis Lee. She expects prices to remain very steady here although, as she puts it, "the market is taking a breather."

The Orlando market still has a lot going for it: The economy is strong and the population is still growing. Combine those factors with today's low interest rates and the value of housing should not fall too steeply.

Broker: Re/Max 200 Realty - Davis Lee Team

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Syracuse

Scranton

Birmingham

Wichita

Edinburg, Texas

Massapequa

Orlando

North Miami

Oro Valley, Arizona

Las Vegas, Nevada

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