Home sales in Tampa Bay and Florida slow down as inventory shrinks


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Tampa Bay fared better than Florida as a whole in October homes sales but the gains weren’t as impressive as in some previous months. Year-over-year sales of single-family homes rose 8.7 percent in Hillsborough and 6 percent in Pinellas, but inched up less than 3 percent in Pasco. Hernando actually saw a drop with 6 percent fewer sales this October…

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