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10 U.S. Cities Where Home Prices Have Doubled the Fastest
By Mary Ellen Cagnassola MONEY RESEARCH COLLECTIVE
Inflation, limited supply and fierce buyer competition have pushed home prices to record-breaking highs since the pandemic.
Remember when the average home price was about $300,000? It was only a decade ago — and in many markets, prices have grown at an even faster clip to reach today’s highs.
A recent analysis by real estate marketplace Point2Homes found that in just a few years, prices have doubled in most of the 100 largest cities in the U.S. In fact, home prices have risen more quickly in recent years than ever before thanks to the era’s challenging market conditions.
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It’s no secret that inflation, limited supply and fierce buyer competition have pushed home prices to record-breaking highs since the pandemic. In 2020, a homebuying frenzy created unprecedented demand, leading to intense bidding wars between buyers.
Then inflation began to surge in mid-2021, and the Federal Reserve subsequently kicked off a series of interest rate hikes, which indirectly sent mortgage rates soaring. Today, the national median home price is $424,900, according to March data from listing site Realtor.com, and the average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate loan is hovering near 7%.
Supply remains limited as many would-be sellers stay locked into their current rates. Unsurprisingly, a lot of wannabe homebuyers have been pushed out of the market by the lack of affordable options.
A whopping 68 big U.S. cities have seen the prices double in under 10 years as a result of these conditions. In Spokane, Washington, the median home price has climbed from $184,500 in 2018 to $371,000 now, according to Point2 analysts.
Median home prices have also doubled in five of Florida’s largest markets in only six to eight years. And in Arizona, prices in seven big cities are twice what they were six to seven years ago.
10 cities where home prices doubled the fastest
These are the major U.S. cities where home prices have doubled at the greatest pace, according to Point2:
- Detroit, Michigan
- Spokane, Washington
- Tampa, Florida
- Miami, Florida
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Scottsdale, Arizona
- Buffalo, New York
- St. Petersburg, Florida
- Jersey City, New Jersey
- Phoenix, Arizona
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Mary Ellen (M.E.) Cagnassola joined Money as a reporter in 2022 following several years covering local communities in her home state of New Jersey and U.S. news for national brands, including Newsweek and People. Since receiving a B.A. in English and journalism and media studies from Rutgers University in 2017, M.E. has written about pretty much everything under the sun. As the versatile lead reporter for TAPinto Newark from 2019 to 2021, she won awards from the Center for Cooperative Media and the Society of Professional Journalists-New Jersey for her coverage of COVID-19, domestic violence, homelessness, eviction, police brutality, city government and more. She served on the board of the Society of Professional Journalists-New Jersey from 2021 to 2023. Her time at Money has afforded her newfound experience reporting primarily on Social Security policy, retirement, housing, lifestyle and employment. Influenced by her origins in community journalism, M.E.'s consumer finance coverage is informed by her dedication to service and equity. Some of her favorite topics that she has covered so far include the financial toll of caring for aging parents, sales taxes on diapers and period products, the booming personal loan industry and the customer service crisis at the Social Security Administration. Sometimes, M.E. makes TikTok videos for Money with her cat and Money’s in-house acting talent, Willow, from their home New York City.