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Millennium Did Not Crash the Housing Market, What a Great Decade!
With all the teeth-gnashing over the real estate bubble, the bust and the mortgage mess, you can be forgiven for failing to notice this little tidbit: Housing had a superb decade. In fact, the value of a square foot of housing in the U.S. is up 58% from its January 2000 level, according to data from New York housing analytics firm Radar Logic on the 25 largest U.S. metropolitan areas. That represents an average annual gain of 4.3% in the value of one square foot of housing. While the average gain was impressive, some cities did exceedingly well while others languished. New York came out best of all, with home values rising 6.2% a year, thanks in large part to the explosion in Wall Street wealth. Homes in New York now cost 91% more per square foot than they did in 2000. Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., weren't far behind, rising 85% and 72%, respectively. Who lagged behind? The usual suspect, Detroit, was the big loser, shedding an average of 3.3% a year during the decade. Houses in and around the Motor City cost 33% less per square foot than they did in January 2000. Las Vegas' hammering has left houses there 11% cheaper. Cleveland came in third worst, down 9% for the decade. Keep checking RuhlHomes.com for the most up to date information on the Quad Cities real estate market!
