10 Best Cities to Invest in Real Estate 2015

Whether it's your first time buying a property or you're a well-established investor looking for new places to invest in, there are plenty of things to consider especially if you're looking for the best cities to invest in this year. One thing you should definitely look into is to make sure that the city has a strong job growth so there will be a handful of tenants looking for houses (especially if you're planning to rent out your properties soon).  

Aside from strong job growth, better take population and low home prices into consideration as well. Here is a list from Forbes of the Top 10 Cities to Invest in Housing in 2015. Take note that the cities in this list were considered due to the increasing number of job opportunities and populations.

Austin, Texas

Population: 1, 883, 051

Average Home Price: $261,923

Job Growth (annual): 3.6%

Provo, Utah

Population: 562, 239

Average Home Price: $211,273

Job Growth (annual): 3.0%

Houston, Texas

Population: 6, 313, 158

Average Home Price: $214, 049

Job Growth (annual): 4.1%

Orlando, Florida

Population: 2, 267, 846

Average Home Price: $187,568

Job Growth (annual): 3.6%

Dallas, Texas

Population: 4,500,745

Average Home Price: $197,159

Job Growth (annual): 3.8%

San Antonio, Texas

Population: 2,277,550

Average Home Price: $189,080

Job Growth (annual): 2.5%

Denver, Colorado

Population: 2, 697, 476

Average Home Price: $278,130

Job Growth (annual): 2.6%

Boise, Idaho

Population: 650,288

Average Home Price: $183,649

Job Growth (annual): 2.2%

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Population: 1,319,677

Average Home Price: $166,044

Job Growth (annual): 3.3%

Fort Worth, Texas

Population: 2,310,168

Average Home Price: $180,312

Job Growth (annual): 2.6%

In the previous year's list of best cities to Invest in housing, Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas came in first with an actual home price of $168,383. Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas then came second with $180,645 actual home price.