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How Tampa compares to the cities most at risk of a housing downturn

The online real estate brokerage Redfin recently published a report that looks at nationwide housing data to predict which cities are most at risk of a housing downturn brought on by a recession. Redfin analyzed seven factors in the 50 largest metro areas in the U.S. to come up with an overall risk score for each metro area. For each factor, the higher the score, the higher the risk. Some factors considered were Median home sale price-to-household income ratio Average loan-to-value ratio of…

See where Tampa Bay cities land among US News best places to live rankings

Three Tampa Bay cities made this year's U.S. News and World Report Best Places to Live in the United States rankings — with one cracking the top 25. U.S. News evaluated the nation's 125 most populous metro areas and ranked them on various factors, including value, market desirability, job market, net migration and quality of life. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the FBI, the Bureau of Labor Statistics was used. The Tampa Bay area city that ranked the best was Sarasota, which landed at No.…