Nationwide home prices have risen an average 8%, but 10 markets have seen increases up to 25%.
"Every homeowner, or home hunter, knows housing prices keep shooting up. And while prices vary widely -- from a median of $76,800 in Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas to an eye-popping $482,300 in the San Francisco Bay area -- the rate at which home costs are rising has stunned buyers and sellers."
Thanks to Laura Kranz
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