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DATA and CHARTS: 10 Real Estate Markets to Watch in 2011

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2010 Top 10 Most Searched Real Estate Markets

1. Las Vegas
2. Los Angeles
3. Orlando
4. San Antonio
5. Miami
6. Phoenix
7. San Diego
8. Austin
9. Tampa
10. Chicago
Source: Realtor.com.

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Top 10 states with shortest days on site (for-sale properties)

State Avg. days on site (Jan. ’10-Dec. ’10)
Alaska 148.5
Oklahoma 153.8
North Dakota 158.2
California 161.7
Nebraska 166.3
Texas 173.8
Washington 185.7
South Dakota 187.2
Kansas 187.9
Rhode Island 189.2

Source: Realtor.com.

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Top 10 fastest-moving markets on Realtor.com in 2010 (based on avg. # of days listings were displayed for sale on the site)

MSA Avg. days on site
Oakland, Calif. 76
Shreveport-Bossier City, La. 91
Merced, Calif. 92
Fargo-Moorhead, N.D.-Minn. 94
Anchorage, Alaska 96
Lincoln, Neb. 96
Stockton-Lodi, Calif. 98
Tulsa, Okla. 101
Bakersfield, Calif. 103
Modesto, Calif. 103
Rochester, N.Y. 103

Source: Realtor.com.

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Top 10 MSAs: Fastest-rising median list prices in 2010

Rank MSA Median list price Compound growth rate (%)
1 Fort Myers-Cape Coral, Fla. $184,500 2.2%
2 South Bend, Ind. $111,700 2.1%
3 Savannah, Ga. $238,000 2.0%
4 Shreveport-Bossier City, La. $160,700 1.7%
5 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, N.Y. $139,000 1.7%
6 Trenton, N.J. $268,000 1.6%
7 Columbia, Mo. $169,500 1.5%
8 Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va.-W.V. (D.C.) $369,000 1.3%
9 Fort Wayne, Ind. $107,900 1.3%
10 Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va.-W.V. (Va.) $343,900 1.2%

Source: Realtor.com.

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Inventory counts: MSAs with the fastest-falling inventory counts (2010)

MSA 1/1/2010 12/1/2010 CAGR*
Queen Creek, Ariz. 657 312 -6.6%
Maricopa, Ariz. 312 160 -5.9%
Casa Grande, Ariz. 180 96 -5.6%
Apache Junction, Ariz. 329 176 -5.6%
Pooler, Ga. 369 213 -4.9%
Beverly Hills, Calif. 469 273 -4.8%
La Canada Flintridge, Calif. 156 94 -4.5%
Pacific Palisades, Calif. 233 141 -4.5%
West Hollywood, Calif. 228 140 -4.4%
Springfield, Ga. 104 65 -4.2%

*compound annual growth rate

Source: Realtor.com.

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Markets with low price-to-income ratios

MSA Population ZHVI* Yr. over yr. Current price/Income
Toledo, Ohio 667,360 $89,601 -6.3% 2.0
Pittsburgh, Pa. 2,404,190 $107,134 0.2% 2.3
Pensacola, Fla. 462,147 $119,729 -7% 2.3
Utica, N.Y. 299,124 $99,109 0% 2.3
Phoenix, Ariz. 4,163,757 $130,837 -11.5% 2.4
Jacksonville, Fla. 1,359,173 $131,871 -10.8% 2.4
Atlanta, Ga. 5,322,915 $132,860 -12.9% 2.4
Rochester, N.Y. 1,054,376 $119,084 -2% 2.4
Columbia, S.C. 719,810 $125,049 0.9% 2.6
Lincoln, Neb. 291,904 $132,099 -3% 2.6
Winston-Salem, N.C. 464,838 $127,761 -1.6% 2.8
Greensboro, N.C. 691,871 $128,024 -1.6% 2.9
Raleigh, N.C. 1,023,620 $175,979 -6.6% 2.9
Worcester, Mass. 806,147 $203,774 -6.7% 3.1
Vallejo, Calif. 426,952 $210,966 -0.1% 3.1
Hartford, Conn. 1,203,355 $216,858 -2.3% 3.2
Naples, Fla. 337,239 $209,400 -3.1% 3.5
Durham, N.C. 477,119 $172,183 -1.2% 3.5
Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 684,296 $237,911 -3.6% 3.5
Prescott, Ariz. 218,514 $183,876 -8.1% 4.2

*Zillow Home Value Index

Source: Zillow.com.

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Markets with low delinquency rates: November 2010

Metro area Share of loans 90+ days delinquent
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas 3.5%
Omaha-Council Bluffs, Neb.-Iowa 3.6%
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, N.Y. 4.1%
Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, Mass. 4.1%
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, Calif. 4.1%
Rochester, N.Y. 4.2%
Raleigh-Cary, N.C. 4.3%
Colorado Springs, Colo. 4.5%
Oklahoma City, Okla. 4.6%
Honolulu 4.7%

Source: CoreLogic.

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Markets Poised to Outperform in 2011

MSA Yr.-yr. ch. in inventory Yr.-yr. ch. in price of new listings Asking price % price decreased
Honolulu 23.5% 4% $746,884 23.7%
Aspen, Colo. -4.8% 3% $1,585,853 29.3%
Charleston, S.C. 28.6% 22% $359,051 30.2%
Maui, Hawaii 6.9% 8% $841,792 30.4%
Ann Arbor, Mich. -3.6% 7% $216,642 36.5%
Pittsburgh 10.6% 8% $157,163 38.5%
San Jose, Calif. 42.5% 1% $666,623 39.0%
New Orleans -5.5% 4% $201,667 33.5%
Manhattan 20.7% -1% $5,218,014 26.3%
Louisville, Ky. 6.0% 2% $183,601 34.3%

Source: Altos Research.

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Data is for markets with 50,000-plus population.

Source: Onboard Informatics.

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Data is for markets with 50,000-plus population, minimum 25 sales.

Source: Onboard Informatics.

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Data is for markets with 50,000-plus population, minimum 25 sales.

Source: Onboard Informatics.

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Data is for markets with 10,000-plus population.

Source: Onboard Informatics.

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Data is for markets with 10,000-plus population, minimum 25 sales.

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Data is for markets with 10,000-plus population, minimum 25 sales.

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Top 10 cities to buy vs. rent

Rank

City

State

Price to Rent Ratio

1.

Miami

Fla.

6

2.

Las Vegas

Nev.

6

3.

Arlington

Texas

7

4.

Mesa

Ariz.

8

5.

Phoenix

Ariz.

8

6.

Jacksonville

Fla.

8

7.

Sacramento

Calif.

10

8.

San Antonio

Texas

11

9.

Fresno

Calif.

11

10.

El Paso

Texas

11

Source: Trulia

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Top 10 cities to rent vs. buy

Rank

City

State

Price:Rent Ratio

1.

New York

N.Y.

31

2.

Seattle

Wash.

24

3.

Kansas City

Mo.

21

4.

San Francisco

Calif.

21

5.

Memphis

Tenn.

20

6.

Los Angeles

Calif.

20

7.

Fort Worth

Texas

19

8.

Oakland

Calif.

18

9.

Portland

Ore.

18

10.

Albuquerque

N.M.

18

Source: Trulia

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