Here's what it would have bought you recently in six major metro areas: three where prices have risen the most in the past year and three where they've tanked.
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COLD MARKETS: Miami
Down 20%
Amenities include not only a swimming pool but also a dock on Biscayne Bay complete with two boat lifts and a jet-ski lift.
Source: Zillow.com; Tulsa Real Estate (Tulsa); Remax Plus (Rochester); Coldwell Banker Howard Perry & Walston (Raleigh); Coldwell Banker Armstrong Properties (Riverside); Dyson & Dyson Sotheby's International Realty (Las Vegas); Tomlinson Realty Group (Miami). NOTES: Metro areas included are those with populations of 500,000 or more where median-price homes rose or fell the most last year through the third quarter. Only one metro area per state is included.
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