Real Estate
Home prices rose by more than 50% in these 10 markets since 2017
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USA TODAY
If you own a home in the top 10 metropolitan U.S. housing markets, it may be worth a lot more than what you paid for, even if you bought it just a few years ago.
The median sales price of a home in these areas has jumped an average of 57% in the past four years, according to new data from Realtor.com.
That’s a feat that normally would have taken 10 years to achieve, Danielle Hale, the chief economist for Realtor.com, tells USA TODAY.
“If you are a somewhat recent owner, it might surprise you to learn that you could actually sell your home and make some money much sooner than you might have expected to,” Hale says.