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