For the second year in a row, Zillow — a real estate website — predicts that a specific city in New York will be the most competitive for buyers in the coming year in the United States. Buffalo is predicted by Zillow to have the hottest housing market in the United States.

The hottest housing markets shared relative affordability and supply that trailed demand, Zillow said in its report. Indianapolis' second-place ranking was attributed to its strong home price forecast for 2025, increasing from 2.8% annual appreciation in 2024 to 3.4% in 2025.

Buffalo, NY nabbed the top spot on Zillow's 2025 hottest housing market predictions for the second year in a row.

In upstate New York, there’s a red-hot housing market to watch this year, according to Zillow — though its construction is struggling to keep up.

Zillow released an analysis this week predicting the nation's hottest housing markets of 2025, where sellers have the greatest advantage. The heat ranking takes local home value growth into account as well as how quickly homes are selling and job growth per new home.

The Buffalo metro area will be the hottest housing market in the nation in 2025, according to real estate website Zillow. It’s the second year in a row the site projected Buffalo as the nation’s hottest market and the first time a market has held the title in back-to-back years

Zillow has forecasted the hottest housing markets for 2025, highlighting Connecticut's Hartford area as seeing significant growth and popularity.

Buffalo is home to the hottest major housing market in 2025, according to a newly released report by Zillow, and it's the first time a market has held the title in back-to-back years.

Zillow says relative affordability and job growth will be the key drivers among the most competitive markets for buyers in 2025.

A new rezoning plan for the city aims to remove long-outdated barriers to building housing and to spread development across all the city’s neighborhoods.

Seattle, WA, January 17, 2025-Buffalo, New York will be the hottest major housing market in 2025, according to a new analysis by Zillow, the first time a market has held the title in back-to-back years. Relative affordability and few homes for sale are common threads among what should be the most competitive markets for buyers this year.

As 2025's real estate market starts to heat up, Zillow is predicting one city will stand out as this year's hottest major housing market. While I thought an urban epicenter with a high cost of living like New York City would take the title,