Realtor.com® recently ranked the 20 hottest housing markets and Reading, PA earned the 11th spot, being considered one of the most affordable communities on the list!
“The city of Reading is conveniently located in the southeastern part of Pennsylvania making it an attractive town to visit and best for home value in comparison to homes in neighboring states,” said Marisol Torres, treasurer of the Reading-Berks Association of Realtors®. “Reading is less than three hours from Manhattan and 2.5 hours from Jersey City, so therefore, affordability and reasonable distance and travel time to major cities in their states is one of the main reasons the city of Reading has been experiencing a boom in housing since the early 2000s.”
Read Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS® article on the topic