Grubb & Ellis have picked their top 10 Real Estate Markets for 2010.  Oakland and the East Bay rank #5, San Francisco chimes in at #10.

U.S. MULTI HOUSING MARKET STRENGTH FORECAST
Top 10 Markets 2010-2014United States Overall Score* Rank

1.     Los Angeles 64.8
2.     Washington, D.C. 60.5
3.     Orange County, Calif. 60.1
4.     San Diego 58.3
5.     Oakland/East Bay, Calif. 58.1
6.     Long Island, N.Y. 56.5
7.     Atlanta 55.7
8.     Portland, Ore. 55.0
9.     Westchester County, N.Y. 54.8
10.   San Francisco 53.5

*Markets were ranked from 0 to 100 against 15 property, economic and
demographic variables.

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SOURCE Grubb & Ellis Company