10 best performing housing markets

Here are the top 10 best performing housing markets, according to Forbes magazine, their third quarter median home sale prices and the percentage that prices have risen compared to third quarter 2006.

1. Salt Lake City; Median Home Sale Price: $246,700; Percent Change: 14.1 percent
2. Charlotte, N.C., $220,000, 11 percent
3. San Jose, Calif., $852,500, 9.4 percent
4. San Francisco, $825,400, 8.6 percent
5. Raleigh, N.C., $229,500, 7.5 percent
6. Austin, $188,200, 7.2 percent
7. Pittsburgh, $127,700, 6.1 percent
8. Seattle, $394,700, 6 percent
9. San Antonio, $154,700, 5.7 percent
10. Portland, Ore., $299,700, 5.2 percent