Realtor.com has released its inaugural list of the fastest-growing neighborhoods in the United States, based on the increase in the number of households, jobs and new homes under construction.
All of the top 10 "boomtowns" are in major cities or within 20 miles of one, and three were included in Investopedia's 2015 list of the best cities for advisors to find clients.
The top 10 list has "a decided urban tilt," says Jonathan Smoke, chief economist for Realtor.com. "This does reflect a shift towards denser and more walkable locations that appeal to both the young and older demographic segments that are driving today's housing market."
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Bernice Napach
Bernice Napach is a senior writer at ThinkAdvisor covering financial markets and asset managers, robo-advisors, college planning and retirement issues. She has worked at Yahoo Finance, Bloomberg TV, CNBC, Reuters, Investor's Business Daily and The Bond Buyer and has written articles for The New York Times, TheStreet.com, The Star-Ledger, The Record, Variety and Worth magazine. Bernice has a Bachelor of Science in Social Welfare from SUNY at Stony Brook.
