Jekyll and Hyde in the housing market

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Home prices have soared over the past year, but the news isn’t all good on the home front.

According to data released Thursday by RealtyTrac, the median price of a residential property sold in the U.S. in July was $191,000, up 3% from June and 12% from a year ago. This is the highest level since September 2008. States like Michigan (24% increase), Ohio (20%) and Virginia (20%) saw especially high year-over-year increases in median sales prices, as did cities like Detroit (33%), Dayton, Ohio (31%), Stockton, Calif. (24%), Modesto, Calif. (22%), Cleveland (20%), and Miami (19%).

But behind those gleaming numbers lies an unsettling reality:

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