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Recent national rankings highlighting the best places to live in the U.S. have one thing in common: Texas cities keep rising to the top. While these lists are often written for residents, they quietly send a powerful signal to real estate investors, people are moving to these markets, staying there, and building long-term demand.
Dallas–Fort Worth ranked #1 for home investor purchases in 2025, reinforcing North Texas as a top market for single-family rental and 1–4 family residential investment strategies!
If you’re watching where smart capital is moving in 2026,
two markets continue to rise to the top: Dallas-Fort Worth and Nashville. In the latest Emerging Trends in Real Estate® 2026 report from PwC and the Urban Land Institute (ULI), Dallas-Fort Worth was ranked the #1 U.S. real estate market for 2026, and Nashville was again recognized as one of the country’s most compelling growth metros.