Most Stable Housing Markets

In these areas, home prices in the next year are expected to rise, and those with already robust sales should remain strong. To arrive at our list, we teamed with Moody's Economy.com to develop three prediction models based on a range of factors that affect how prices move. These include, among other things, the state of local economies, new construction contracts, foreclosure rates, local credit markets, sales rates, affordability and inventory. Each of America's 40 biggest cities was ranked on all three models, with price appreciation counting for one half and sales rates and credit models accounting for the other half. Data were drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau, National Association of Realtors, Equifax, a credit market tracking firm, and Moody's Economy.com.In Pictures: Most Stable Markets

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