Top 10 Cities for Real Estate Investing for Fourth Quarter and 2008

RISMEDIA, January 19, 2009-HomeVestors® of America, Inc., the company famous for its “We Buy Ugly Houses”® billboards and America’s #1 Home Buyer, has named the top 10 markets for real estate investing in the fourth quarter and 2008.

The fourth quarter rankings are as follows:

1. Dallas, Texas
2. Houston, Texas
3. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
4. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
5. Fort Worth, Texas
6. Minneapolis, Minnesota
7. Atlanta, Georgia
8. San Antonio, Texas
9. Tulsa, Oklahoma
10. Denver, Colorado

HomeVestors, which has bought more than 37,000 homes for cash in the U.S. over the last 12 years, based the findings on the number of houses bought in each market by the franchise network in the fourth quarter of 2008.

The rankings for 2008 are as follows:

1. Dallas, Texas
2. Houston, Texas
3. Atlanta, Georgia
4. Fort Worth, Texas
5. St. Louis, Missouri
6. Denver, Colorado
7. San Antonio, Texas
8. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
9. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
10. Minneapolis, Minnesota

“Last year was an ugly year for residential real estate, and created record-setting demand for a trusted national home buyer,” said John Hayes, president and CEO of HomeVestors. “Moving into 2009, HomeVestors franchisees continue to pay cash for houses, an increasingly attractive solution for thousands of homeowners also addressing one of the worst credit crises in our nation’s history.”

For more information, visit www.homevestors.com.

Real Estate Hot Topics

Profit Center: Real Estate Tips, Training & Events

RISMedia Solutions

RISMedia on the Go

Today's Featured Listing