FISHING FOR BARGAINS

摘要

Forget what the neighbors say. This could be a good time to buy a house. We found 20 low-risk markets where prices are more likely to head higher than lower in the next two years. WHEN JANA SESTILI and her husband decided to move with their two children to a larger house in the Pittsburgh suburbs, some people thought they were taking a foolish risk. The refrain, says Sestili, was simple: "I don't know how you'll do this in this market." But the couple ignored the doubters and forged ahead anyway. They sold their house for their asking price of $329,000, well above the $213,000 they'd spent to build it nine years ago. And they plowed the proceeds - and then some - into a four-bedroom, $400,000 dream house, complete with an in-ground pool, a brand-new kitchen and 4,500 square feet of living space. "For what's in the house, we got a great price," says Sestili, an official with the University of Pittsburgh's alumni association.