According to MoodysEconomy.com, the following five areas are expected to perform best in 2010:
Tacoma, Washington (increase of 2.44%)
Memphis, Tennessee (up 0.99%), Pittsburgh (up 0.89%)
Charleston, South Carolina (up 0.18%)
Seattle (decline 0.50%)
As you can see, the projected increase is modest, but Charleston will fare well because we are starting with a limited supply of housing stock and our prices have stayed in sync with household income over the past year. Read the full analysis on SmartMoney.com.