Forbes: Orlando a top market to invest in a home in 2017

Orlando is one of the best cities in the country for investing in residential real estate in 2017, according to Forbes. The magazine named Orlando the third-best U.S. market in which to buy a home this year, citing the city's growth in population and jobs as factors in the ranking.

Whether looking for a place to live or a property to rent out for yield, every home buyer wants to make a smart investment. To find out where you can do just that in 2017, Forbes teamed up with Local Market Monitor, a North Carolina-based company that tracks more than 300 housing markets. For each market, the company analyzed housing indicators as well as broader growth trends to determine each city's projected three-year growth in housing prices. Below you'll find 20 markets where population, jobs and home prices are growing. Florida and Texas dominate, but solid markets can be found across the United States. For every city on the list, Local Market Monitor expects home prices to grow by at least 17% by 2020.

1. Dallas, TX 
2. Jacksonville, FL 
3. Orlando, FL 
4. Seattle, WA 
5. West Palm Beach, FL 
6. Salt Lake City, UT 
7. Tampa / St. Petersburg, FL 
8. Nashville, TN 
9. Fort Worth, TX 
10. Grand Rapids, MI 
11. Sacramento, CA 
12. Charlotte, NC 
13. Raleigh, NC 
14. San Diego, CA 
15. Las Vegas, NV 
16. Boston, MA 
17. Columbus, OH 
18. Atlanta, GA 
19. Phoenix, AZ 
20. San Antonio, TX 

See details of the full list here.
Samantha Sharf, FORBES STAFF