Real Estate Markets Areas Showing Serious Signs of Life

Inman News released a report at the end of January which highlighted the ten metropolitan areas in the United States with the greatest one year increase in real estate listing prices. They used data compiled by Realtor.com and looked at the increase in median market list prices in 2011. The results were surprising. Many of areas which showed the greatest jumps where also communities which were hit hard during the housing slump. And the results are.....drum roll....

1. Fort Myers-Cape Coral, Florida  - Median List Price was $175,000, 20.77% increase
2. Shreveport-Bossier City  - Median List Price was $167,600, 7.37% increase
3. Washington DC (Virginia)  - Median List Price was $349,990, 6.06% increase
4. Fort Wayne, Indiana  - Median List Price was $104,900, 5.01% increase
5. San Antonio, Texas  - Median List Price was $169,000, 4.39% increase
6. Washington DC (City)  - Median List Price was $385,000, 4.34% increase
7. Peoria-Pekin, Illinois - Median List Price was $134,900, 3.85% increase
8. Fort Lauderdale, Florida - Median List Price was $139,900, 3.63% increase
9. Omaha, Nebraska - Median List Price was $144,900, 3.50% increase
9. El Paso, Texas - Median List Price was $144,450, 3.22% increase

Read the entire article:
http://www.inman.com/news/2012/01/25/10-metros-with-biggest-1-year-rise-in-real-estate-list-prices?page=0%2C0

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