People were on the move in 2012 and apparently the most popular place for them to move to was Pittsburgh, PA., according to the 2012 Top US Growth Cities Report recently released by U-Haul International. The Steel City topped the list of 30 metro areas selected with a 9.04% population growth, based on data collected by U-Haul from over 1.6 million one-way truck rentals during a recent 12 month period.
The cities chosen for the list had more than 5,000 families moving in or out of the area during that time. “Growth cities were then determined by calculating the percentage of inbound moves vs. outbound moves for each area,” said John Taylor, president of U-Haul International, Inc. Other cities in the U-Haul top 10 included:
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In Shelby County, there were 1,030 total foreclosures in the first quarter this year, according to real estate information company 
A Phoenix home with 95 bids is just one example of a housing market entering a new and unprecedented phase. Experts at Arizona State University School of Business say Phoenix is headed for a major housing shortage.
Investors are buying homes at a more rapid pace than ever before, and this time their investments actually make sense. Most are buying homes below replacement cost, or at prices that allow for a reasonable rental return.
There are many complicated ways to analyze the market conditions in your local area, enough to confuse and boggle the novice investor’s mind. However, you can keep things simple by using our “MAD” method. This means paying attention to three important factors and noting whether they’re going up or down: