STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – As the U.S. economy continues to improve along with the rebuilding of the Hurricane Sandy-damaged Jersey Shore, some Staten Islanders may be turning their attention to the possibility of buying a vacation home. And as summer sunshine is quickly approaching, the timing may be just right.

Nationwide, the median sales price of a vacation home in 2012 was $150,000 — up 24 percent from the prior year –and this summer could be another sizzler, according to an online article at Money.CNN.

The same article quotes a real estate expert as saying values are still well below the 2005 peak of $204,000, and many sought-after areas are teeming with investors.

The hottest locations? Those, like Florida, hit hardest by the downturn. READ MORE …

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