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Housing Growth Ratio
2Q2010
The Housing Growth Ratio, which is part of our U.S. Housing Markets
publication, is designed to help our clients measure the fastest growing
markets. The calculation measures total permits per 1,000 people.
The average Housing Growth Ratio for the United States is 2.0.
The top 10 markets are as follows:
| Rank |
Metropolitan Area |
HGR |
| 1 |
Myrtle Beach, SC |
6.7 |
| 2 |
Wilmington, NC |
5.0 |
| 3 |
Houston, TX |
5.0 |
| 4 |
Charleston, SC |
4.8 |
| 5 |
Raleigh, NC |
4.7 |
| 6 |
Columbia, SC |
4.6 |
| 7 |
Austin, TX |
4.3 |
| 8 |
McAllen, TX |
4.3 |
| 9 |
Naples, FL |
4.1 |
| 10 |
Charlotte, NC |
3.8 |
A complete detail of the components of the
Housing Growth Ratio for the top 75 markets is included in our Public Builder Hotness Index spreadsheet, which can be purchased at the right.
Detailed information and projections for each market are available in our
Market Snapshot publication, which can also be purchased at the right.
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