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Where the growth is - and isn't

Of the 100 biggest housing markets by population, there are still plenty slated to show price gains from April 2007 to April 2008. Here are the top 5 and the bottom 5. Forecasts by Fiserv Lending Solutions.

Scranton, Pennsylvania
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Scranton, Pennsylvania
12-month forecast: 3.9%

Median home price: $118,000
Median mortgage loan as a percentage of income: 13%
Five year price change: 41.2%
Worst one-year decline: 7.2%
Year of worst decline: '94-'95

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Scranton, Pennsylvania
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