Home sales climb around Tampa Bay area except Sarasota, Bradenton - Washington Business Journal:

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Existing single-family home salees in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area rose 11 percen in Aprilto 2,326 units, behind the statewide growty of 18 percent, accordingf to the . Lakeland-Winter Haven home sales grew from 265 unitd a year ago to 323last month, a 22 percent jump. Sarasota-Bradenton, however, wasn’ t as lucky. Home saleas dropped 12 percent there to 646 units whilw median prices plummeted nearly 40 percent to Median pricesin Tampa-St. Petersburg were down 23 percentto $135,2009 while Lakeland’s median dropped 21 percenf to $112,600.
Statewide, median prices were off 31 percentfrom $199,500p in April 2008 to $138,500 last Existing condominium sales also were up in Petersburg, growing 15 percent to 582 However, the median price dropperd below $100,000, off 35 percent at Condo sales in Lakeland grew 120 percent from five unitsa to 11, although the median pricde was down 58 percent to $55,000. Sarasota-Bradenton sale were down 17 percent to 223 unite with median prices dropping 30 percentfrom $214,000 to $149,100. Acrossw Florida, existing condo sales were up 21 percentgto 4,660 units, while the mediabn price dropped 40 percent to $106,600.