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With still more than 12 million Americans unemployed, many are contemplating a jump to a completely new field. And few second (or third, or fourth) careers are as popular as the real estate business. The housing market is rebounding faster than jobs, and most analysts are optimistic that home prices will continue their upward trend. But is 2013 a good year to try your hand at house-flipping, or to buy a house to rent out, or to become a real estate agent?

This week's "AOL Jobs Lunchtime Live" segment tried to tackle these questions with the help of three expert panelists: Jed Kolko, the chief economist of listing site Trulia, Graham Wood, the editor of AOL Real Estate, and Dan Thiewes, a Realtor with almost three decades of experience (and father of AOL Jobs Associate Editor Jake Thiewes), offered their wisdom on whether to enter the real estate business now, and what opportunities and risks to expect in the kind of battered and unpredictable housing market we haven't seen in a generation.

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Choosing whether to relocate for work is rarely an easy decision. And that's particularly true if you're not quite sure where to move to or haven't yet landed a job. How to make it easier in this tough economy? Focus on places where job seekers are having an easier time finding employment.

Personal-finance website NerdWallet has done just that, examining data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Council For Community and Economic Research to find the fastest-growing cities for those seeking employment. NerdWallet then ranked 26 U.S. cities based on four factors: population growth, income, unemployment rate and cost-of-living.

To see the top 10 cities for job seekers and apartments for rent in those cities, go to the AOL Jobs story.

See also: Hottest Neighborhoods for 2013

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