The 10 Healthiest Metros for Housing in 2013

[Midpack]

Don't mess with Texas...

The only one I was/am oblivious to is Louisville KY.

1. Houston, Texas
2. San Francisco, Califonia
3. Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland
4. San Antonio, Texas
5. Austin, Texas
6. Seattle, Washington
7. Omaha, Nebraska
8. Peabody, Massachussetts*
9. Fort Worth, Texas
10. Louisville, Kentucky

The 10 Healthiest U.S. Housing Markets Going in to 2013 - Housing - The Atlantic Cities

 

[audreyh1]

Texas didn't experience the 2005-7 housing bubble, so they didn't experience the bust. I'm not surprised at the results above.

We had bitter memories of our own real-estate boom and bust in the mid-80s, so there were more restrictions in place on housing loans than in most states.

 

[Bestwifeever]

Strictly from a buyer's financial POV, the folks at Zillow see Chicago as the best place to buy a house: http://articles.chicagotribune.com/...zillow-twitter-mepodmolik-real-estate-markets

(Thought you'd be interested in that, Midpack, since you're in the Chicago area.)