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25 Best Housing Markets in 2010

While most housing markets have been leveled out over the past year or so, there are some communities that are actually seeing some inflation.  These small towns and cities aren’t the first ones that come to mind when you think of real estate, but they will be among the few to see some growth. HousingPredictor.com analyzed numerous factors, including economics, political influences, business development, construction prices, employment levels and other socioeconomic issues, and created a list of the top 25 housing markets that are predicted to see inflation in the upcoming year.

Philadelphia makes the list at number 19 with a prediction of 2.7% inflation for 2010. Ohio is expected to see much inflation due to the fact that the current price of homes is extremely low and the prices have no where to go but up.  Another thing to note is that the majority of areas listed are in the mid-west or northern region, as these areas were not hit as hard in the housing crisis as other areas.

                                                          City                                      Forecast

1. Cleveland, OH                         10.4%

2. Columbus, OH                         9.4%

3. Cincinnati, OH                          8.8%

4. Toledo, OH                              6.5%

5. Lafayette, LA                           5.4%

6. Des Moines, IA                        5.1%

7. Arlington, VA                           4.8%

8. Juneau, AK                              4.2%

9. Davenport, IA                          4.2%

10. Baton Rouge, LA                   4.0%

11. Austin, TX                              3.6%

12. Marquette, MI                        3.2%

13. Fargo, ND                             3.1%

14. Charleston, WV                     3.1%

15. Iowa City, IA                         3.1%

16. Shreveport, LA                      2.9%

17. Bismarck, ND                        2.9%

18. Rapid City, SD                       2.8%

19. Philadelphia, PA                     2.7%

20. Grand Rapids, MI                  2.7%

21. Sioux Falls, SD                       2.7%

22. Morgantown, WV                  2.6%

23. Omaha, NE                            2.5%

24. Bellevue, NE                          2.3%

25. Pittsburgh, PA                        2.3%

This information was gathered from housingpredictor.com.  For more information, please click here.

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