14 States With the Hottest Housing Markets
6.9% increase in home prices (based on CoreLogic figures)
In Houston, February single-family home sales increased 2.2 percent versus February 2015, while pending sales were up 1.3 percent. In Dallas, sales jumped 17 percent year-over-year, and they were up 2.3 percent in Austin.
6.9% increase in home prices
Sales of Rhode Island homes jumped 24 percent year over year in February, while pending sales increased 19 percent.
7% increase in home prices
Despite an increase in home values, house sales in South Dakota actually slipped 2.1 percent in the first quarter from the year before. Pending sales fell off even more, down almost 31 percent from last year.
7.5% increase in home prices
Home closings increased 10.7 percent in Middle Tennessee in March compared to a year ago, while the number of sales in the Memphis area rose 7.8 percent.
7.5% increase in home prices
Home sales in California increased 6.4 percent in February versus a year ago, while the number of pending home sales slid 0.4 percent.
7.8% increase in home prices
The number of home sales in Utah fell 4 percent in February year-over-year, while year-to-date sales volume is up 2.6 percent.
7.8% increase in home prices
Sales of homes in Hawaii jumped 25.5 percent in February year over year, while year-to-date sales increased 14.5 percent.
8.2% increase in home prices
Home sales in the state increased 11.8 percent, with Greenville and Charleston as the hottest housing markets in South Carolina.
8.4% increase in home prices
Home sales in the state’s most populous county, Ada County, jumped 19.5 percent from February 2015. The number of pending sales edged up less than a percent and hit a seven-month high.
8.6% increase in home prices
Sales of single-family homes in the state’s biggest city, Las Vegas, increased 2.8 percent in March from last year, while condo and townhome sales rose 8.3 percent.
9.3% increase in home prices
The number of home sales in Oregon’s largest city, Portland, increased 10 percent year-over-year in February, the strongest showing for the month since 2007. Pending sales were also up 9.9 percent.
10.2% increase in home prices
Home sales in the Sunshine State barely budged in February, while townhouse and condo sales fell 5.4 percent. Still, the median price for all home types rose for the 51st straight month.
10.5% increase in home prices
The number of home sales in Colorado edged up 1.5 percent in February, while the volume of pending sales jumped 15.2 percent year over year.
12.4% increase in home prices
The volume of pending homes sales in northwest Washington fell 4.5 percent in March from the year before, while inventory dropped sharply by 25 percent, helping to boost prices.