SmartMoney crunched the numbers to find the metro areas where the gap between listing prices and the actual purchase prices are the largest and the areas where they’re the smallest:
Three most unrealistic
Atlanta
- Median list price: $150,000
- Median sales price: $90,600
- Difference: -40%
Jacksonville, FL
- Median listing price: $184,775
- Median sales price: $121,600
- Difference: -34%
Washington D.C.
- Median listing price: $359,900
- Median sales price: $313,300
- Difference: -13%
Three most realistic:
Las Vegas
- Median listing price: $120,000
- Median sales price: $121,800
- Difference: +1.5%
Boston
- Median listing price: $319,000
- Median sales price: $325,000
- % difference: +2%
Tampa, FL
- Median listing price: $139,900
- Median sales price: $135,500
- Discount: -3%