Top 10 Turnaround Housing Markets Of '12 - Business Insider
The 10 American Housing Markets That Made Tremendous Turnarounds In 2012
The U.S. housing market turned the corner in 2012. The latest home price report from Trulia says home prices were up 5.1 percent year-over-year nationally.And the pace of increases has also picked up in the year. With home prices up 0.8 percent quarter-over-quarter in Q1, and up 2.3 percent in Q4.
We drew on Trulia's latest report to highlight the top "turnaround markets" of 2012, i.e. markets with the biggest increase in home prices between December 2011 and December 2012.
Note: The report looks at the 100 largest metros in the U.S. All price and rent changes are on a year-over-year basis.
Tacoma, Washington
Difference between 2011-2012:
+17.7 percentChange in price December 2012:
+4.0 percentChange in price December 2011:
-13.7 percentMedian price for Q4 2012:
$209,950Source: Trulia
Fresno, California
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Difference between 2011-2012:
+17.7 percentChange in price December 2012:
+9.0 percentChange in price December 2011:
-8.7 percentMedian price for Q4 2012:
$184,000Source: Trulia
Sacramento, California
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Difference between 2011-2012:
+17.9 percentChange in price December 2012:
+9.5 percentChange in price December 2011:
-8.5 percentMedian price for Q4 2012:
$249,900Source: Trulia
Atlanta, Georgia
Difference between 2011-2012:
+18.9 percentChange in price December 2012:
+9.0 percentChange in price December 2011:
-9.9 percentMedian price for Q4 2012:
$159,000Source: Trulia
Salt Lake City, Utah
Difference between 2011-2012:
+20.5 percentChange in price December 2012:
+14.0 percentChange in price December 2011:
-6.5 percentMedian price for Q4 2012:
$234,900Source: Trulia
San Jose, California
Difference between 2011-2012:
+20.8 percentChange in price December 2012:
+16.1 percentChange in price December 2011:
-4.7 percentMedian price for Q4 2012:
$589,950Source: Trulia
Oakland, California
Difference between 2011-2012:
+21.0 percentChange in price December 2012:
+12.7 percentChange in price December 2011:
-8.4 percentMedian price for Q4 2012:
$384,750Source: Trulia
Phoenix, Arizona
Difference between 2011-2012:
+21.8 percentChange in price December 2012:
+26.0 percentChange in price December 2011:
+4.2 percentMedian price for Q4 2012:
$189,000Source: Trulia
Seattle, Washington
Difference between 2011-2012:
+24.0 percentChange in price December 2012:
+10.2 percentChange in price December 2011:
-13.8 percentMedian price for Q4 2012:
$299,950Source: Trulia
Las Vegas, Nevada
Difference between 2011-2012:
+27.5 percentChange in price December 2012:
+16.3 percentChange in price December 2011:
-11.2 percentMedian price for Q4 2012:
$147,000Source: Trulia
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