AUSTIN (Austin Board of Realtors) – The city’s housing market continued its recovery in 2012, with strong increases in sales for both previously owned homes and new homes. That was the message at today’s Fifth Annual Housing Forecast, cohosted by the Home Builders Association of Greater Austin and the Austin Board of Realtors. Activity is expected to remain strong in 2013 as robust job growth, rising apartment rents and historically low mortgage [...]

The 10 Healthiest Metros for Housing in 2013   1  Houston, TX 2  San Francisco, CA 3  Frederick, MD 4  San Antonio, TX 5  Austin, TX 6  Seattle, WA 7  Omaha, NE-IA 8  Peabody, MA 9  Fort Worth, TX 10  Louisville, KY-IN Among the 100 largest metros.***Note that Peabody MA refers to the Essex County metropolitan division, which includes the suburbs north of Boston, with a population of 740,000.     (237)