The outlook for 2018
Markets to watch in 2018
Now in its 39th year, Emerging Trends in Real Estate is one of the oldest, most highly regarded annual industry outlook for the real estate and land use industry. The market outlooks included in each edition are based on an extensive survey, multiple interviews, and individual market focus groups. Readers’ interest in all markets continues to increase, so the 2018 edition provides a regionally based look at all 78 markets included in this year’s survey. Throughout the report, we’ll explore a variety of trends we’re seeing in the industry, as well as analyze the prospects for 78 metropolitan markets for the coming year.
Our top cities for 2018
One of the most interesting revelations in this year’s report is how positive the outlook is for 2018. The following market summaries give readers a look at the major issues expressed by each focus group.
Full list of city rankings
| Ranking | City |
| 1 | Seattle |
| 2 | Austin |
| 3 | Salt Lake City |
| 4 | Raleigh/Durham |
| 5 | Dallas/Ft. Worth |
| 6 | Fort Lauderdale |
| 7 | Los Angeles |
| 8 | San Jose |
| 9 | Nashville |
| 10 | Boston |
| 11 | Miami |
| 12 | Charlotte |
| 13 | Portland, OR |
| 14 | Charleston |
| 15 | Northern Virginia |
| 16 | Orlando |
| 17 | Atlanta |
| 18 | San Antonio |
| 19 | Tampa St. Petersburg |
| 20 | Oakland |
| 21 | Orange County |
| 22 | Greenville |
| 23 | Denver |
| 24 | Cincinnati |
| 25 | Minneapolis/St. Paul |
| 26 | Pittsburgh |
| 27 | San Francisco |
| 28 | Philadelphia |
| 29 | Kansas City |
| 30 | Brooklyn |
| 31 | Boise |
| 32 | San Diego |
| 33 | Northern New Jersey |
| 34 | Phoenix |
| 35 | Washington D.C. |
| 36 | Las Vegas |
| 37 | Indianapolis |
| 38 | Inland Empire |
| 39 | Des Moines |
| 40 | NY Other Boroughs |
| 41 | West Palm Beach |
| 42 | Chicago |
| 43 | Long Island |
| 44 | Columbus |
| 45 | Richmond |
| 46 | Manhattan |
| 47 | Sacramento |
| 48 | Suburban Maryland |
| 49 | Birmingham |
| 50 | Jacksonville |
| 51 | Westchester/Fairfield |
| 52 | SW Florida |
| 53 | St. Louis |
| 54 | Tacoma |
| 55 | Louisville |
| 56 | Providence |
| 57 | Cleveland |
| 58 | Spokane/Couer d’Alene |
| 59 | Baltimore |
| 60 | Houston |
| 61 | Norfolk/Virginia Beach |
| 62 | Hartford |
| 63 | Portland, ME |
| 64 | Madison |
| 65 | Milwaukee |
| 66 | Detroit |
| 67 | Honolulu |
| 68 | Omaha |
| 69 | New Orleans |
| 70 | Knoxville |
| 71 | Tucson |
| 72 | Albuquerque |
| 73 | Memphis |
| 74 | Oklahoma City |
| 75 | Gainesville |
| 76 | Tallahassee |
| 77 | Buffalo |
| 78 | Deltona/Daytona |
