Des Moines Added to National Association of Home Builders’ List of Improving Housing Markets

94925995The list identifies metropolitan areas that have shown improvement in housing permits, employment and home prices for at least six consecutive months.


The rest of the cities added in January includes:

    •    Florence, Ala.
    •    Tuscaloosa, Ala.
    •    Fayetteville, Ark.
    •    Denver, Col.
    •    Greeley, Col.
    •    Bridgeport, Conn.
    •    New Haven, Conn.
    •    Cape Coral, Fla.
    •    Jacksonville, Fla.
    •    Punta Gorda, Fla.
    •    Honolulu, Hawaii
    •    Ames, Iowa
    •    Des Moines, Iowa
    •    Dubuque, Iowa
    •    Elkhart, Ind.
    •    Indianapolis, Ind.
    •    Lafayette, Ind.
    •    Lake Charles, La.
    •    Worcester, Mass.
    •    Grand Rapids, Mich.
    •    Lansing, Mich.
    •    Monroe, Mich.
    •    Minneapolis, Minn.
    •    Columbia, Mo.
    •    Joplin, Mo.
    •    Fargo, N.D.
    •    Manchester, N.H.
    •    Cincinnati, Ohio
    •    Oklahoma City, Okla.
    •    Tulsa, Okla.
    •    Corvallis, Ore.
    •    Erie, Pa.
    •    Philadelphia, Pa.
    •    Chattanooga, Tenn.
    •    Clarksville, Tenn.
    •    Nashville, Tenn.
    •    College Station, Texas
    •    Dallas, Texas
    •    Victoria, Texas
    •    Madison, Wisc.

Source: National Association of Home Builders