Money Which cities saw declines in starter home sales and which ones saw increases in 2020? October 1, 2021October 1, 2021 Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY Comments Off on Which cities saw declines in starter home sales and which ones saw increases in 2020? In the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim area metro area, 120,534 fewer entry-level homes were sold in 2020 compared to 1990.