Best Home Sellers' Markets

If you want it all on a budget, these towns may be right for you

(NEWSER) - BusinessWeek lists the 25 most affordable suburbs in the South, determined not only by housing prices but also cost of living, violent crime rate, and school test scores. The first 10, in alphabetical order:

1. Abilene, Texas
2. Broken Arrow, Okla.
3. Cary, NC
4. Charlottesville, Va.
5. Farragut, Va.

U.S. News susses out the 10 spots that offer the most to retirees on a limited budget

(NEWSER) - Cost of living isn't the only important factor when deciding on a place to retire. Weather, proximity to cities, airports, entertainment and hospitals are also play a part. U.S. News considered all the angles and came out with these top picks:

1. Boone, North Carolina
2. Dahlonega, Georgia
3. Fredericksburg, Texas
4. Kennebunk, Maine
5. Melbourne Beach, Florida

Specifically, an open house for a luxury home in Southern California

(NEWSER) - Lest you think the housing market is entirely in the crapper, know this: Some people are still buying luxury homes, but the competition for them is fierce. So they're being wooed, in part, by open houses that are pretty insanely over-the-top. How insane? Think open houses peppered with: male jugglers (bare-chested, of course), free cocktails, aerial showgirls, Thai foot massages, and Botox gift certificates, reports the Los Angeles Times . "Price is key, but it's the presentation that will sell the property," says one agent, who thinks her aerial showgirls may have helped her lease a property —for $22,500 a month. More»

Foreign buyers are pouring in money to escape volatility at home

(NEWSER) - The market for London's most luxurious homes is skyrocketing as foreign buyers, seeking safe investments, swoop in to purchase the city's priciest residences. Sales of properties worth more than $8 million spiked 31% to a record 262 in the past year, reports Businessweek . House-hunters hailing from the Middle East, North Africa, Eastern Europe, and Russia are investing upward of $1,900 per square foot in posh London neighborhoods as a way to escape volatility in their home countries. More»

Winners were cities with high job creation, immigration

(NEWSER) - Which towns will prosper the most in the next 10 years? Forbes Magazine runs down the 52 biggest cities in the US in terms of future vitality, job growth, increase in population of children, and immigration numbers. The winners:

1. Austin, Texas: High immigration and a good reputation among educated workers are setting this liberal Texas community up for big things.