In Florida, cash is still king. According to a new report by RealtyTrac, a real estate researcher, Florida leads the nation in all-cash home sales. In fact, the top six metro areas in the country for those types of home sales were all in Florida, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune said. Overall, the state saw 61.5 percent of its sales sold in all-cash transactions during the second quarter, a rate that was down from 65 percent in the first quarter, but still well above the national average.