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Delaware

Biggest home price increase projected in 2014: Dover metro

Forecast 4-year price increase: 8.2 percent
Current median price: $190,000
Prices to reach trough in: 2011 Q3
Median family income: $55,300
Population: 157,740

Prices in the area around Dover, the state capital, are still down from a year ago, but the trend is improving, according to a first-quarter report by the National Association of Realtors. Of course, low prices mean "affordability" has improved, the report states, which may help spark demand.

Index used to calculate historical home price changes: FHFA