Healthiest Housing Markets 2009: Fall Update

Hanley Wood Market Intelligence's new and improved Market Health Index now accounts for a market's median income growth.

Much has changed since February, when we published our first list of the healthiest housing markets for 2009.

The federal government’s $8,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers spurred sales around the country. Companies with cash are buying land again. A handful of builders have begun emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy.