Sales of existing single-family homes in Florida rose 8% in the third quarter, according to the Florida Association of Realtors.Resales totaled 40,881 statewide, compared with 37,917 a year earlier, FAR reported. The median sales price of homes sold in the third quarter hit $141,300, up 8% from $131,200 in the third quarter of 2001. Among the state's larger metropolitan statistical areas, resales increased 13% in Jacksonville, 8% in Orlando, 7% in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, and 2% in Miami, FAR said.
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