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Nebraska

Metro: Omaha-Council Bluffs (Neb.-Iowa)
What a Home Will Be Worth in 2012: $145,627
Q4 2008 price: $138,000
Projected price change by MSA: +5.5%
Projected price change by state: +4.3%

Omaha is home to its very own "sage," Warren Buffett. In addition to Berkshire Hathaway the metro also serves as the headquarters for ConAgra, Union Pacific Corporation, Peter Kiewit & Sons, and Mutual of Omaha Companies. The Omaha area is predicted to do well over the next four years. The 5.5% projected price increase is the fifth-highest of the 50 metropolitan areas.