The Inland Empire's housingmarket is on fire. Thanks to housing affordability issues plaguingSouthern California, the Inland Empire has seen strong populationgrowth and housing appreciation. In fact, some submarkets in theInland Empire have seen the strongest housing appreciation in thecountry.

"The Inland Empire's strong job market now enables people tolive in far-eastern cities like Victorville and Twenty-Nine Palms,whereas before, these residents would have been forced to commuteinto Los Angeles and Orange County for work," MattKaufman, research analyst at JLL, tellsGlobeSt.com. "Therefore, it is no surprise that these are the areasin the Inland Empire where we are seeing some of the greatestappreciation, now that living there has become much more suitableand sustainable."

The pricing appreciation stems from an amalgam of factors, fromeconomic and job growth to new construction. "The Inland Empire isthe fastest growing region within the state and ranks among the topgrowth areas nationally," says Kaufman. "Inland Empire developershave responded to this massive growth with a new wave of homeconstruction. In 2018, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties sawthe highest number of under construction homes since 2008. Thatwave of new product has helped drive up the regions' median homeprice which is partly why we are seeing such high homeappreciation. Furthermore, job growth in the Inland Empire has madea profound impact of home pricing particularly in and around theregion's most remote cities."