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The median home price nationwide was $177,000 at the end of 2003, up 10.1% from a year earlier. In 2003, Los Angeles saw the highest increases in real estate prices, with single-family homes increasing an average of 25.4%, to reach a median price of $365,300. By comparison, the median home price in Fort Wayne, IN fell to $96,800, down 2.3% from 2002.

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