In a study recently published by Countrywide, the Killeen-Temple-Ft. Hood area rank as one of the lowest risk areas in the United States to purchase a home. The study compared the major markets across the United States according to a “Soft Market Index” that ranked each area on a scale from 5 to 1. A score of 5 means that the area is “high risk,” whereas, a ranking of 1 means the area is “low risk.” The Killeen-Temple-Ft. Hood area received a score of 1. Echoing the recent news articles, the study shows that the Texas real estate market is still strong and not suffering from many of the ails that are plaguing much of the rest of the country.