Florida Resales Drop

Sales of existing single-family homes in Florida totaled 8,106 in November, a decrease of 30% from the level recorded a year earlier, according to the Florida Association of Realtors.The median sales price of homes sold in November declined to $215,800, down 10% from $239,800 in November 2006, FAR reported. Among the state's larger markets, resales decreased 35% in the Orlando metropolitan statistical area and 59% in the Miami MSA, while median resale prices fell to $239,000 in Orlando, down 9% from $263,600 a year earlier, and to $359,300 in Miami, down 4% from $372,400 a year earlier, the trade group said. FAR can be found on the Web at http://media.living.net.