DFW Makes TOP 10 Hidden Real Estate Gems = That means these metro areas are likely to experience stronger price increases compared with other markets in 2022. 

Article provided by: Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY | Yahoo.com

 
 

Go south, young people. Or at least invest in the Southern states.

Most of the top 10 affordable real estate markets that underperformed but have strong underlying fundamentals are in the South, according to a report by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). That means these metro areas are likely to experience stronger price increases compared with other markets in 2022.

NAR examined factors such as wage and job growth; percentage of people 25 to 44; and net domestic migration to create the list. Another metric was affordability of homes compared with the median income of the area.