Where to Find Housing Bargains

Where to look to make sure your next home is a solid asset—and where not to
By Sophie Goldstein,  Newser Staff
Posted Sep 26, 2007 1:48 PM CDT
Where to Find Housing Bargains
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Taking into account current affordability, projected growth, and employment opportunities, BusinessWeek pick the best and worst prospects for bargains in the US housing market. The best, in alphabetical order:

  1. Austin-Round Rock, Texas
  2. Baton Rouge, La.
  3. Birmingham-Hoover, Ala.

  1. Corpus Christi, Texas
  2. Durham, NC
  3. Gulfport-Biloxi, Miss.
  4. Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas
  5. Mobile, Ala.
  6. Montgomery, Ala.
  7. San Antonio
To learn about the worst markets, click the link below. (More housing market stories.)

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