IRVINE, CA—Several California markets are among those with themost home flips in the past year, according to areport from RealtyTrac. LosAngeles, San Diego, Inland Empire and Sacramento are listed amongthe top 22 US markets that saw the greatest number of home flipsbetween April 2013 and March 2014.

The practice of home flipping remains a viable way to bulk upinventory in markets where stock is low. The firm lists the top 14counties nationwide for flipping, which includes counties that hadat least 100 single-family homes flipped in the last 12 months, sawan average gross return of 30% or more on flips during that timeperiod, had an unemployment rate below the national average of 6.7%in March and had an increase in foreclosure activity in the firstquarter of 2014 compared to a year ago, since additionalforeclosures provide more inventory for investors to flip. Thosecounties include Prince George's County, MD; York, PA; Baltimore;Campbell, KY; New Castle, DE; Saint Marys, MD; Anne Arundel, MD;Wright, MN; Bergen, NJ; Montgomery, MD; Berks, PA; Monroe, FL;Nassau, NY; and Middlesex, NJ.

In addition, RealtyTrac lists the top 22 markets for the mosthome flips in the past year. Each had at least 1,000 single-familyhomes flipped between April 2013 and March 2014. Of those markets,four were in California: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, SanDiego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario; andSacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville.