2010-04-16forbes.com

"More than three years after the economy started its downward slide, the Miami metro area, like a handful of Sun Belt cities, still hasn't begun to recover. Median home prices in Miami have fallen 38% since its market peaked in the second quarter of 2007; the city's 11% unemployment rate is above the national average and has grown more than most of the 40 cities we surveyed.

Cities in the "Sand States" of Florida, California, Arizona and Nevada, where overbuilding was rampant, are also in trouble, claiming nine of the top 10 spots in our list of cities in free fall.



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thomcoes at 18:37 2010-04-20 said:
There was a really interesting post. Thanks for sharing the blog with us. And I had surprised with seeing name of Florida in the list.. Permalink

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