Hot Housing Markets:
Once again California and Florida dominated the list of the country’s hottest housing markets as determined by a federal agency that tracks resales of single-family homes.
| Market |
1 year gain |
5 year gain |
| 1. Las Vegas, NV |
36.2% |
84.1% |
| 2. Bakersfield, CA |
30.5% |
92.4% |
| 3. Reno, NV |
30.1% |
79.5% |
| 4. Riverside, CA |
29.6% |
112.1% |
| 5. Visalia, CA |
27.2% |
67.4% |
| 6. Palm Bay, FL |
26.3% |
85.9% |
| 7. Salinas, CA |
25.7% |
116.2% |
| 8. Los Angeles, CA |
25.2% |
102.7% |
| 9. Fresno, CA |
25.1% |
103.5% |
| 10. Santa Barbara, CA |
25.0% |
121.1% |
| 11. Anaheim, CA |
24.6% |
106.5% |
| 12. Merced, CA |
24.5% |
115.1% |
| 13. San Diego, CA |
24.4% |
119.4% |
| 14. Thousand Oaks, CA |
23.9% |
105.5% |
| 15. Yuba City, CA |
23.8% |
111.6% |
| 16. W. Palm Beach, FL |
23.4% |
94.4% |
| 17. Sacramento, CA |
23.2% |
111.8% |
| 18. Stockton, CA |
23.2% |
105.0% |
| 19. Port St. Lucie, FL |
22.9% |
97.3% |
| 20. Punta Gorda, FL |
22.9% |
92.2% |
** Information Source: Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight