Central Ohio Housing Report

WASHINGTON (December 11, 2019) – The National Association of Realtors® identified 10
markets expected to outperform over the next three to ve years. In alphabetical order, the
markets are:

• Charleston, South Carolina
• Charlotte, North Carolina
• Colorado Springs, Colorado
• Columbus, Ohio
• Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
• Fort Collins, Colorado
• Las Vegas, Nevada
• Ogden, Utah
• Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina
• Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida

“Some markets are clearly positioned for exceptional longer-term performance due to their
relative housing affordability combined with solid local economic expansion,” said NAR’s Chief
Economist Lawrence Yun. “Drawing new residents from other states will also further stimulate
housing demand in these markets, but this will create upward price pressures as well,
especially if demand is not met by increasing supply.”
NAR identified the top 10 metro areas based on a myriad of factors, including domestic
migration, housing affordability for new residents, consistent job growth relative to the national
average, population age structure, attractiveness for retirees and home price appreciation,
among other variables.
“Potential buyers in these 10 markets will and conditions especially favorable to purchase a
home going into the next decade,” said NAR President Vince Malta, broker at Malta & Co., Inc.,
in San Francisco, CA. “The dream of owning a home appears even more attainable for those
who move to or are currently living in these markets.”
Strong job growth is one factor driving up prices in these markets, with payroll employment
rising about 2.5% annually in the last three years, higher than the national rate of 1.6 In
Ogden, Las Vegas, Dallas, and Raleigh, job growth rose nearly 3%.

Movers flock to these markets at higher rates than the average of the 100 largest U.S. metro
areas. In Colorado Springs, recent movers accounted for 21% of the total population, followed
by Fort Collins at 17% and Las Vegas at 16%. These areas attract various age groups. For
example, 11% of the people who moved to Tampa were 65 years and older, while 54% of recent
movers in Durham were between the ages of 18 and 34.
In most of these metro areas, about half of recent movers who are renting can afford to buy a
home in those respective markets when compared to the nation’s 100 largest metro areas.
Homeownership rates in these markets are expected to increase due to the relative
affordability.
To view NAR’s Top 10 Outperforming Markets report, visit https://www.nar.realtor/reports/topten-outperforming-metro-markets-report.
The National Association of Realtors® is America’s largest trade association, representing
more than 1.4 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real
estate industries.