【Zillow】Small, Rural Markets Left Behind as Large Metros Struggle to Match Housing to Job Gains

• Throughout this economic expansion, unlike the last, jobs have concentrated in the largest metropolitan areas, with the metros just below the country’s top 10 — a group including Phoenix, Riverside, Calif., and Denver — showing the fastest rate of job growth.
• The total market value of homes have followed the same pattern of concentration, but to a greater degree.
• Rural areas posted home value gains, but they made up less of the national increase than in the 00’s, echoing their weaker job growth relative to larger markets.

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