Veros Real Estate Solutions published its quarterly forecast of the 25 strongest & weakest real estate markets (PDF) from the period between September 1, 2016 to September 1, 2017.
The forecast shows the highest concentration of strong markets in Florida and the Northwest. However, California is nowhere on either list.
Strongest 25 Real Estate Markets Forecast
1. Denver–Aurora–Broomfield, CO…………………….+10.8%
2. Boulder, CO………………………………………………..+10.5%
3. Fort Collins–Loveland, CO ……………………………+10.3%
4. Seattle–Tacoma-Bellevue, WA …………………….+10.2%
5. Boise City–Nampa, ID………………………………….+ 9.7%
6. Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro, OR-WA …………+ 9.6%
7. Bend, OR …………………………………………………..+ 9.5%
8. Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington, TX …………………..+ 9.0%
9. Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater, FL …………..+ 9.0%
10. Eugene–Springfield, OR ………………………………+ 8.9%
11. Salem, OR …………………………………………………+ 8.8%
12. Greeley, CO ……………………………………………….+ 8.8%
13. Palm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville, FL ………………+ 8.6%
14. Mount Vernon–Anacortes, WA ……………………..+ 8.3%
15. Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN + 8.1%
16. Carson City, NV ………………………………………….+ 8.0%
17. Medford, OR ……………………………………………..+ 7.7%
18. Lakeland–Winter Haven, FL …………………………+ 7.6%
19. Sebring, FL ………………………………………………..+ 7.5%
20. Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, FL …………………+ 7.5%
21. Olympia, WA ……………………………………………..+ 7.4%
22. Boston–Cambridge–Quincy, MA-NH ……………..+ 7.4%
23. Grand Rapids–Wyoming, MI ……………………….+ 7.3%
24. Bremerton–Silverdale, WA …………………………..+ 7.3%
25. Port St. Lucie, FL ……………………………………….+ 7.2%
Weakest 25 Real Estate Markets Forecast
1. Atlantic City–Hammonton, NJ ………………………- 2.4%
2. Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY …..- 2.3%
3. Cumberland, MD-WV …………………………………..- 1.7%
4. Longview, TX ………………………………………………- 1.5%
5. Waterloo–Cedar Falls, IA ………………………………- 1.3%
6. Ocean City, NJ ……………………………………………- 1.1%
7. Kingston, NY ………………………………………………- 0.9%
8. Charleston, WV……………………………………………- 0.8%
9. Victoria, TX …………………………………………………- 0.8%
10. Lawton, OK ………………………………………………..- 0.8%
11. Torrington, CT …………………………………………….- 0.7%
12. Jacksonville, NC …………………………………………- 0.7%
13. Montgomery, AL ………………………………………….- 0.3%
14. San Angelo, TX ……………………………………………- 0.1%
15. Erie, PA ………………………………………………………- 0.0%
16. Parkersburg–Marietta–Vienna, WV-OH ………….. + 0.1%
17. Odessa, TX ……………………………………………….. + 0.2%
18. Brownsville–Harlingen, TX …………………………… + 0.3%
19. Hartford–West Hartford–East Hartford, CT…….. + 0.3%
20. Norwich–New London, CT ………………………….. + 0.3%
21. Bridgeport–Stamford–Norwalk, CT ……………… + 0.4%
22. Fort Smith, AR-OK ……………………………………… + 0.4%
23. Columbus, GA-AL ……………………………………… + 0.4%
24. Midland, TX ………………………………………………. + 0.6%
25. Trenton–Ewing, NJ …………………………………….. + 0.6%