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Some of the nation\u2019s once hardest-hit housing<\/a> markets are now among some of the healthiest.<\/p>\n Notably, over the past decade, Tampa, Fla., had lost thousands of homes to foreclosure<\/a>. Now, it is the healthiest housing market in the country, according to TenX, a real estate<\/a> auction and analytics firm.<\/p>\n Read more<\/strong>: The Hottest Housing Markets Right Now<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n TenX rated the locations based on several factors, including population and job growth, the unemployment rate, wage growth, and inventory and construction activity.<\/p>\n \u201cFlorida is recovering very nicely from an economic standpoint,\u201d says Rick Sharga, chief marketing officer at TenX. \u201cWe\u2019ve seen unemployment numbers drop pretty dramatically there. We\u2019ve seen job growth and wage growth stick for a few years now, and we\u2019ve seen a very steady increase in both the sales of homes and home prices.\u201d<\/p>\n Las Vegas was number four on TenX\u2019s list as healthiest. The city once was claimed as \u201cground zero for the housing crash,\u201d having the highest foreclosure rate in the nation. Home prices in Las Vegas still remain about 20 percent below their peak from the housing boom.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat we\u2019re seeing is a return to population growth,\u201d Sharga says. \u201cPrior to the housing bust, Las Vegas had some of the steadiest population growth in the country. We\u2019re starting to see that again. And we\u2019re starting to see job growth.\u201d<\/p>\n Dallas, which didn\u2019t see the boom or bust as the rest of the nation did during the recession, nabbed the number two spot on the list as healthiest housing market. The area is seeing a consistent growth in employment and its population nearly tripled the national rate in 2015, TenX notes.<\/p>\n The healthiest housing markets, according to TenX:<\/p>\n Source: \u201cHere Are the Nation\u2019s Healthiest\u2014and Unhealthiest\u2014Housing Markets,\u201d CNBC (March 27, 2017)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n [ad_2]\n
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