Amazon has one top spot for HQ2 if home prices guide its choice


  • TECH
  • Friday, 19 Jan 2018

The Pittsburgh, Pa. downtown skyline by night viewed from North Shore Riverfront Park across the Allegheny River on November 11, 2016. Pittsburgh is on the list of 20 finalists for Amazon's $5 billion second headquarter. (Mihai Andritoiu/Dreamstime/TNS)

If Amazon wants to locate its HQ2 in the most-affordable spot for housing, there’s an obvious choice: Pittsburgh. 

The tech giant’s list of 20 potential sites for its second North American headquarters includes the Pennsylvania city, where the median home price in the fourth quarter was US$129,900 (RM511,663), according to data prepared by Trulia.com. By comparison, prices in the Los Angeles metro area were more than four times higher, making it the most-expensive option. 

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