7 Markets Showing Big Home Price Growth

Home prices are inching up across the country, as a housing recovery ripples through once hard-hit areas. Here are some of the top “turnaround housing markets” that have seen the biggest jumps in median home prices in the past year.

·  LAS VEGAS
Median home price for fourth quarter of 2012: $147,000
Difference in prices between 2011-2012: +27.5%

·  SEATTLE
Median home price: $299,950
Difference in prices between 2011-2012: +24%

·  PHOENIX
Median home price: $189,000
Difference in prices between 2011-2012: +21.8%

·  OAKLAND, CA
Median home price: $384,750
Difference in prices between 2011-2012: +21%

·  SAN JOSE, CA
Median home price: $589,950
Difference in prices between 2011-2012: +20.8%

·  SALT LAKE CITY
Median home price: $159,000
Difference in prices between 2011-2012: +18.9%

                ·       ATLANTA

                                         Median home price: $159,000

                                         Difference in prices between 2011-2012: +18.9%

Data by realtormag.com