NEW YORK and SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Wall Street Journal and Realtor.com® today released the WSJ/Realtor.com® Summer 2023 Emerging Housing Markets Index, which revealed Lafayette-West Lafayette, Ind., remains the No. The Top 20 Emerging Markets for Summer 2023 are:Key Trends Among the Summer 2023 Top 20 Emerging Housing Markets:Emerging Markets Offer Lower-Cost LivingHome prices have begun to ease nationally, falling 0.9% in June. Similar to previous quarters, Summer 2023’s emerging markets continue to lean heavily on affordability. Remarkably, the emerging markets have even better employment trends, with an average unemployment rate of just 2.9% in May. Returning MarketsThere are many familiar places on the list of the top 20 emerging markets: 12 of the spring 2023 list, most notably Lafayette-West Lafayette, Ind.

Source: Wall Street Journal July 26, 2023 16:16 UTC