Two Texas ZIPs among nation’s hottest

WASHINGTON, D.C. – ZIP codes in Watauga and San Antonio have taken the first and fifth spots, respectively, ​​​on Realtor.com’s list of the hottest housing markets of 2016.

Houses in ZIP 76148 (Watauga) generally sell in 17 days, almost 30 percent faster than last year. Median listing price is $137,000, up 16.4 percent over last year, and the area has had 3 percent job growth. The dominant buyer segment in Watauga is millennials, who make up 65 percent of the total population of owners in the area. 

ZIP 78247​ (San Antonio) moved up from No. 6 last year. Houses here generally sell in 28 days and have a median listing price of $184,000, up 5.8 percent year over year. The area has also had 3 percent job growth, but it has an unemployment rate of 3.6 percent and growing. 

Other ZIP codes in the top ten include: 

• No. 2 94523 (Pleasant Hill, Calif.);
• No. 3 80233 (Northglenn, Colo.);
• No. 4 80916 (Colorado Springs, Colo.);
• No. 6 94954 (Petaluma, Calif.);
• No. 7 02176 (Melrose, Mass.);
• No. 8 63126 (Crestwood, Mo.);
• No. 9 97222 (Milwaukie, Ore.); and
• No. 10 92104 (North Park, Calif.).