Answer: Houston or in the Houston Metropolitan Area
Houston - 2009 MSN Real Estate Most Liveable Bargain Markets
Houston makes the list again as one of the most affordable and bargain markets in the nation!
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Houston Among Top 4 Cities in Which to Earn a Living
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Houston Real Estate Market Gets Better as the Year Goes On
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NAR Economist sites Houston as a Market to Watch!
NAR Chief Economist Dr. Lawrence Yun visited Houston on November 21, 2008 and addressed the Houston Real Estate and Mortgage Market Update event. While in Houston, Dr. Yun conducted interviews with local media.
• Each of the outlets has run his interviews, including Channels 2, 11 and 13, and the Houston Business Journal and Houston Chronicle.
• During his interviews, he cited Houston and Denver as the top markets to watch next year and predicted a 5%+ rise in pricing for the Houston market in 2009.
• He also said that Houston’s real estate market is undervalued by any measure and that the expected job growth in our area will help maintain Houston’s better performance relative to the nation.
We are all thankful we live in Houston!
Houston - One of four U.S. Housing Markets Experiencing an Increase in Value in January 2009
HOUSING VALUES RISE
DALLAS (Dallas Morning News) – Only four U.S. housing markets experienced an increase in value during January, and three of those were in Texas, according to a survey released Monday.
First American CoreLogic reports that Austin–Round Rock saw a 3.9 percent increase in housing market value.
Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown reported a 3.6 percent increase and Dallas-Plano-Irving home values jumped 1.5 percent.
Throughout Texas, home prices were up by just under 2 percent.
By comparison, home prices nationwide fell 11.6 percent in January compared to a year ago.
From the Real Estate Center Newsletter.
2008 Best Performing Cities - Houston is #16, up by twice as much from last year!
Houston Ranked #1 Housing Market in the Nation