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• Position: Statewide

AVERAGE HOME PRICE BY MARKET (000s) 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 * Asheville $158.0 $173.8 $169.7 $186.7 $194.9 * Charlotte 171.8 179.4 183.1 187.4 191.7 * Fayetteville 99.1 98.0 98.4 97.6 101.3 * Greenville 117.1 112.8 121.1 120.9 128.5 * Triad 144.7 147.4 155.4 157.0 158.6 * Triangle 181.7 189.5 201.2 201.7 201.9 * Wilmington 171.4 172.8 175.5 179.2 187.0 North Carolina 161.8 170.3 175.8 180.3 184.6 (000s) 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 * Asheville $222.7 $256.6 $274.8 $295.4 $278.4 * Charlotte 199.4 212.5 220.7 231.2 220.5 * Fayetteville 99.2 107.1 118.2 124.8 129.5 * Greenville 129.5 138.2 145.8 151.9 150.9 * Triad 163.4 174.3 177.7 177.5 171.4 * Triangle 205.0 215.9 227.2 239.5 242.0 * Wilmington 210.6 254.2 263.2 272.0 252.9 North Carolina 194.0 210.7 214.3 223.5 212.4 Resales only, except for Triangle, which includes new homes. While the median resale prices of single-family homes in California and Florida plummeted last year--38% and 20% respectively--the average price in North Carolina fell just 5% to $212,399. Charlotte home prices held up better than many other places around the nation. In January, just four of the 20 metro areas in Standard & Poor's Case-Shiller Home Price Indices had smaller year-over-year...