5 major cities where home sales are soaring

Existing home sales took a surprising jump in October, rising 13.5 percent from 2010.

While all but two of the largest metro areas (New York and Washington, D.C.) were up from a year ago, five cities stood out from the pack with sales up more than 25 percent this year.

The Top 5

• Miami/Fort Lauderdale +34.6 percent
• Atlanta +33.4 percent
• Minneapolis/St. Paul +33.4 percent
• Cincinnati +28.9 percent
• New Orleans +27 percent

Several other cities experienced sales growth of at least 10 percent

• Phoenix +17.3 percent
• Philadelphia +15.1 percent
• Dallas/Fort Worth +13.9 percent
• Kansas City +12.9 percent
• Portland +12.3 percent
• Indianapolis +10.8 percent
• Boston +10.1 percent