No. 12: Dallas-Plano-Irving, Tex.

No. 12: Dallas-Plano-Irving, Tex.

Q1 Home price index: 3.2 percent
Q1 Foreclosure rate (YOY change): 1.5 percent (up 42.9 percent)
Q1 90+ day delinquency rate (YOY change): 6 percent (up 39.8 percent)
April 2010 unemployment rate: 8.2 percent

Texas markets have stayed relatively strong during the recession, supported by the IT, defense, and energy sectors, and Dallas-Plano-Irving is its most resilient market in this survey. Prices increased 3.2 percent, while unemployment fell. Home to many companies in the resilient energy industry, Dallas-Fort Worth (a larger area than Dallas-Plano-Irving) is regarded as one of the country's strongest economies.