Austin ranks 7th on the top 25 cities with the highest appreciation forecast, according to HousingPredictor.com .  The site lists the Top 25 cities with the highest forecast appreciation and says that they have the greatest probability of reaching their forecast of the more than 250 local housing markets Housing Predictor forecasts.

Housing Predictor was launched November 11, 2006 after more than two years of research and development to provide independent real estate market forecasts for local housing markets in all 50 U.S. states with the goal of providing unbiased housing market forecasts and real estate news.

According ot the site, the top markets for 2008 are scattered throughout all parts of the U.S. from the west to the east and into the southern states. No particular region of the country was more dominate than another as more and smaller communities based on population made the Top 25, which have less appreciation forecast than earlier in the year.

For the full list visit: http://www.housingpredictor.com/top2008.html