Forbes.com featured an article that named the top ten metropolitan area housing markets for investors. It's no surprise that Texas had three in the top five. These cities are thought to have the best potential for appreciating values in the next few years. Usually, investors know where to buy before the general public does. Ranking #2 in the entire nation is the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metropolitan area. Austin comes in at #3 and San Antonio follows at #5. Knowing that investors want to buy in these areas means shows that they are valuable and stable markets even for non-investors. Although the headlines may throw out words like recession, deflation, and housing crisis, that does not always apply to the entire nation. Every market has different factors that determine value and stability.

Blog inspired by article written by Francesca Levy featured on Forbes.com and can be seen here: http://www.forbes.com/2010/09/10/real-estate-investing-property-lifestyle-housing.html