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Where Buying a Home Makes Sense

Falling home prices have lead buyers thinking they can hold on to a home for a couple of years and turn out to make a profit when they sell again.

In most US cities your better off buying a home now than waiting to find rock bottom, you won't know until the money already on the uprise and then it's too late. Just remember its a HOME not a get rich quick scheme. Homes should be looked at like a long term investment most times not just a day trade.

How much equity you'd have by 2012 if you bought a low-priced home
Metro area 6% loan 7% loan 8% loan 6% loan 7% loan 8% loan
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas $90,437 $89,871 $89,381
Akron, Ohio $54,594 $53,410 $52,387
Youngstown-Warren, Ohio-Boardman, Pa. $54,014 $53,176 $52,450
Dayton, Ohio $51,393 $50,327 $49,405
Indianapolis-Carmel, Ind. $49,520 $48,330 $47,300
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio $45,251 $44,025 $42,964
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Mich. $44,484 $43,304 $42,282
Toledo, Ohio $44,009 $42,928 $41,992
Cincinnati-Middletown, Ind.-Kentucky $40,454 $39,184 $38,086
Louisville-Jefferson County, Ky.-Indiana $33,003 $31,809 $30,775
St. Louis -Illinois $32,933 $31,630 $30,503
Columbus, Ohio $28,982 $27,628 $26,457
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, Tenn. $26,567 $25,181 $23,982
Knoxville, Tenn. $24,862 $23,663 $22,625

Posted Thursday May 28