| Real estate markets in Washington, Oregon and | | | | Census Bureau to easily double in size over the |
| Idaho composing the greater Pacific North-West | | | | next decade. Boise is business friendly and has |
| have made the annual U.S. Housing Predictor Top | | | | been named by many periodicals to be the best |
| 25 market forecast. Housing Predictor, which is an | | | | place to start a new business in the nation. The |
| information driven web site forecasts more than | | | | Housing Predictor Top 25 Market Forecast is |
| 250 local housing markets in all 50 states, and | | | | regarded as a leading resource for real estate |
| names the Top 25 markets annually in January, | | | | buyers, owners, investors and real estate |
| updating the list as local market conditions | | | | professionals. The addition of the three Pacific |
| demand. The Top 25 markets have the highest | | | | North-West markets comes shortly before the |
| probability of appreciation of all U.S. markets | | | | annual mid-year update of the Top 25 U.S. |
| forecast. Fourteen states are now represented | | | | markets, which is issued July 1st each year |
| by local housing markets in the Top 25 that are | | | | projecting housing market appreciation through |
| appreciating, despite the national real estate slump. | | | | the end of the year. The top markets growing |
| Housing Predictor has a special report this month | | | | leap into 14 states are further evidence that local |
| on just how "The Worst May Be Over in the U.S. | | | | housing markets in a majority of the nation are |
| Real Estate Slowdown." Propelled by a growing | | | | appreciating or are at least stabilizing as the U.S. |
| high tech boom and a healthy aerospace industry, | | | | real estate market rebounds from a nationwide |
| the real estate market in Seattle, Washington, | | | | slowdown triggered by higher interest rates and |
| which appeared as though it would slow down and | | | | massive fraud in mortgage lending. Congress is |
| depreciate in 2007 earlier in the year was added | | | | considering the institution of new laws to further |
| to the list. Portland, Oregon, which has seen it's | | | | control mortgage lending, which has been rampant |
| home prices more than double in the last six | | | | with unethical lending practices forcing many |
| years alone and Boise, Idaho were also named to | | | | homeowners into foreclosure. |
| the Top 25 list. Boise is forecast by the U.S. | | | | |