Ohio

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Ohio

Metro: Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor
What a Home Will Be Worth in 2012: $139,573
Q4 2008 price: $129,000
Projected price change by MSA: +8.2%
Projected price change by state: +7.0%

The Cleveland area is projected to have the fourth-largest price change over the next four years, which is good news for the metro's battered homeowners. Both employment and home prices have been among the hardest-hit in the U.S.