Taking into account current affordability, projected growth, and employment opportunities, BusinessWeek pick the best and worst prospects for bargains in the US housing market. The best, in alphabetical order:
    - Austin-Round Rock, Texas
- Baton Rouge, La.
- Birmingham-Hoover, Ala.
 
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                                
                                
                                    
                                        
    - Corpus Christi, Texas
- Durham, NC
- Gulfport-Biloxi, Miss.
- Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas
- Mobile, Ala.
- Montgomery, Ala.
- San Antonio
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