The 10 hottest housing markets for 2017

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The city is likely to be the hottest housing market in 2017, according Zillow, a real estate website, which offered its predictions for the 10 hottest housing markets of the year.

To come up with the ranking, Zillow looked for cities with "quickly rising home values, low unemployment rates and strong income growth."

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Zillow expects housing values to appreciate 3% in 2017, and western cities are likely to outperform the national average.

We present below Zillow's list of top 10 hottest housing markets in 2017.

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1. Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville Tennessee
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Forecasted home value appreciation: 4.3%

Income growth: 1.1%

Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Source: Zillow

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2. Seattle, Washington

seattle
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Forecasted home value appreciation: 5.6%

Income growth: 1.0%

Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Source: Zillow

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3. Provo, Utah

Provo Utah
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Forecasted home value appreciation: 4.3%

Income growth: 1.0%

Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Source: Zillow

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4. Orlando, Florida

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Forecasted home value appreciation: 5.7%

Income growth: 1.0%

Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Source: Zillow

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5. Salt Lake City, Utah

Salt Lake City
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Forecasted home value appreciation: 4.3%

Income growth: 1.0%

Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Source: Zillow

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6. Portland, Oregon

Portland, Maine.
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Forecasted home value appreciation: 5.2%

Income growth: 1.0%

Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Source: Zillow

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7. Knoxville, Tennessee

Knoxville, Tennessee
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Forecasted home value appreciation: 4.4%

Income growth: 1.1%

Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Source: Zillow

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8. Ogden, Utah

Ogden, UT
The view from the main drag through downtown Ogden, Utah. Flickr/Joseph Novak

Forecasted home value appreciation: 4.7%

Income growth: 1.0%

Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Source: Zillow

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9. Denver, Colorado

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Forecasted home value appreciation: 3.6%

Income growth: 1.0%

Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Source: Zillow

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10. Sacramento, California

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Forecasted home value appreciation: 4.8%

Income growth: 1.0%

Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Source: Zillow

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