North Carolina metro nears top of national ranking on housing markets

Charlotte Business Journal
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Pandemic-era migration trends have pushed smaller, more affordable cities toward the top of the quarterly housing index by The Wall Street Journal and Realtor.com, with one North Carolina metro making a particularly strong showing in the latest installment.

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The Emerging Housing Markets Index for the second quarter puts Burlington, a city of about 55,000 people in the Triad region, at No. 2. That’s up from No. 14 in the first-quarter ranking, and Burlington was at No. 6 in last year’s second quarter.

The index seeks to identify the top areas for homebuyers in search of an appreciating housing market, a strong local economy and appealing lifestyle amenities. It looks at housing-market indicators as well as economic and lifestyle data, such as taxes, unemployment, wages and commute times, in the nation’s 300 largest metros.

That includes 20 metros across the Carolinas. Read more here to see where each of them landed --> bit.ly/3zEDIMi

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