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Ahahahahahaah on a specific real estate areas plummeting note...

Ft. Lauderdale, FL for Grandma and Grandpa

http://www.trulia.com/foreclosure/2001731574--NE-52nd-Ct-Fort-Lauderdale-FL-33308 -- $30,600 2 br. 2 ba. - close to ocean

http://www.trulia.com/property/1056085859-5200-NW-31st-Ave-2BR-Fort-Lauderdale-FL-33309 -- $110,000 condo, 2 br. 2 ba., pool and sauna (ala Windsor Ridge)

http://www.trulia.com/property/1062865536-429-SW-24th-Ave-Fort-Lauderdale-FL-33312 -- $90k 3 br. 1 ba.

http://www.trulia.com/property/1063604362-401-SW-4th-Ave-Fort-Lauderdale-FL-33315 -- $23k 1 br, 1 1/2 ba, condo - closer to ocean than the others

http://www.trulia.com/foreclosure/2001274199--NW-16th-St-Fort-Lauderdale-FL-33311 -- $43k 2 br.

Up for auction in FL
http://www.realtybid.com/search/search.cfm?type=RE&state=FL

And on a slightly more jaw-dropping note...

Rochester: 4br. 2 ba. $4000
http://www.realtybid.com/bidpage/bidpage.cfm?item_id=545959&AP=0&AB=0

Syracuse NY
http://www.trulia.com/property/1063450591-Single-Family-Home-Syracuse-NY-13208 -- 3 br. 2 ba. $92k

http://www.trulia.com/property/1058555152-1121-Butternut-Stree-Syracuse-NY-13208 -- 3 br. 1 1/2 ba. $53k

http://www.trulia.com/property/1058555152-1121-Butternut-Stree-Syracuse-NY-13208 -- 4 br. 1 1/2 ba. $113k


.... I'm sure there's clearly something suspicious but $111k, single family (supposedly) 7 br. 3 ba in Portland Maine!!! My favorite place in the world *heart*

Biddeford Maine (we drive past on way to Old Orchard)
http://www.trulia.com/property/1055931849-4-High-St-Biddeford-ME-04005 -- 4 br. 1 ba. $109k

South Portland, Maine -- not as good as regular Portland
http://www.trulia.com/property/1061753386-40-Pearl-St-South-Portland-ME-04106 -- 4 br. 1 ba. $130k


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