According to the Business Insider Money Game article The 15 Best Housing Markets For The Next Five Years, Bend, Oregon is forecast to be the #1 housing market for the next five years based on the latest data from Fiserv Case Shiller. The data shows that national home prices are expected to grow at an annualized rate of 3.2% between 2011 and Q2 2016.
#1 Bend, Oregon
Annualized growth from 2011 – 2016: +11.9%
Home prices in Bend are 45.2% off their peak in Q1 2007, which could make it good time to invest. Bend’s median family income is close to the national average of $61,600, but unemployment is high at 12.6%.
Data provided by Fiserv Case Shiller Indexes
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