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

Buffalo, New York is expected to be the hottest major housing market in the U.S., for the second year in a row, according to Zillow.

Sellers looking to off-load properties in the Midwest, Northeast, and South in the next 12 months may be in for a good year, according to Zillow. The real estate website recently released its forecast predicting the hottest housing markets for 2025—and most of the top 10 cities are in these regions.

Metros with more jobs for every new home permitted ranked highly on the list, while average home prices were a smaller factor.

Hartford, Conn., was also forecasted to be among the top markets by the real estate listing website, but Boston ranked 16th among the 50 metro areas compared.

Charlotte held the highest rank among Southern markets on Zillow's list. Richmond, Virginia, also appeared among the top 10, ranking at No. 9. Raleigh, the only other North or South Carolina metro in the analysis, ranked at No. 21 — down four spots from last year.

Greater Philadelphia has climbed six spots from last year to rank as the nation’s fifth hottest housing market for 2025, according to Zillow, writes