10 Best Markets for Investors

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Downtown Salt Lake City.
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7 Salt Lake City, Utah

SmartZip InvestorScore 52
Total population (2010) 1,124,197
Median sales price (Q4 2010) $203,000
Median sales price % change (Q4 '09 - Q4 '10) -1%
Unemployment rate (March 2010) 7.3%
Share of foreclosure sales (Q4 2010) 16.6%
Walk Score 61
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Though Salt Lake City, Utah's capital city, posted the highest median sales price among the 10 markets in fourth-quarter 2010 ($203,000), homes moved relatively quickly in March. The median age of inventory in the area was 86 days, compared with 108 days nationally, according to Realtor.com.

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