Top Five Cities To Buy A Home

24 June 2002 - 6:00am

With housing prices on the rise, where are the best places where buying a home is still affordable?

"The good news is: there are places where the American dream is still affordable. We...looked for communities with promising economies that are on the upswing. Places where homes were affordable but with weaker economic indicators -- such as Pittsburgh where population and economic growth have been weak -- weren't included."Top five places are: California's Inland Empire; Charlotte, North Carolina; Dallas, Texas; Jacksonville, Florida; and Philadelphia.

Source: CNN, June 21, 2002
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