Atlanta rounds out the top five. Sun Belt cities made up 13 of the top 20 markets to watch; Realtor.com’s analysis of the findings adds context that investment hopefuls will find useful.

In 2020, there were five U.S. entries among the cities with the biggest consumer spending in the world. This will grow to six by 2040, while other top regions reshuffle.

Given this truism, it's no wonder that the populations of America's so-called superstar cities have stagnated while the Sun Belt's metropolitan areas have boomed. When a city — or, as in the ...

Eighty-two of the nation’s 100 largest cities saw rents increase in March, and rent growth is now positive for most large ...