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Florida Faces Pileup of Unsold Homes

The Sunshine State, along with Texas, now has the highest share of homes sitting idle in the market for over 60 days.

Floridahasseenthebiggestyear-over-yearsurgeinstaleinventoryintheentirenationinNovember,accordingtoanewreportbyrealestatebrokerageRedfin,asnewpropertiesfloodedthemarketatatimewhenfewseemedtobeinterestedinbuyingthem. TheSunshineState,togetherwithTexas,nowhasthehighestshareofhomessittingidleinthemarketforover60dayswithoutgoingundercontract,Redfinwrote. NewsweekcontactedRedfinandFloridaRealtorsforcommentbyemailonMondaymorning. WhyItMattersTherecentriseinstalelistingsisyetanothersignthattheonce-boomingFloridahousingmarketisnowfacingalikelydownturnasinventorypilesupatatimewhendemandisdwindling. WhatToKnowAmongthetop50metropolitanareasinthecountrywiththehighestsharesofhomessittingidleonthemarketwaitingforabuyer,sixwereinFlorida.Miami,thecitywiththehighestshareofstalelistingsinthecountry,countedatotalof63.8percentofhomesthathadstayedonthemarketwithoutgoingundercontract. Alistingneedstostayont