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Florida's housing market blossomed during the pandemic years, but these former boomtowns have seen the highest number of homes sitting unsold on the market in recent months, as markets are rebalancing.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
In the former pandemic boomtown of Austin, 557 homes sold in February, down 18.2 percent year over year, and the median sale price of a home declined 0.49 percent year over year to $512,500, according to Redfin.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
Schmidt, a Republican whose district includes the ruins of the Civil War era boomtown, said Quindaro’s vibrant history deserves to be preserved.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
Once a coal boomtown, Thomas reinvented itself through the arts.
—West Virginia Tourism Office, AFAR Media, 9 May 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
In the former pandemic boomtown of Austin, 557 homes sold in February, down 18.2 percent year over year, and the median sale price of a home declined 0.49 percent year over year to $512,500, according to Redfin.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
Schmidt, a Republican whose district includes the ruins of the Civil War era boomtown, said Quindaro’s vibrant history deserves to be preserved.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
Once a coal boomtown, Thomas reinvented itself through the arts.
—West Virginia Tourism Office, AFAR Media, 9 May 2025
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“Boomtown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boomtown. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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boomtown
noun
boom·town
ˈbüm-ˌtau̇n 
: a town experiencing a sudden growth in business and population
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