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

Zillow has ranked the hottest major housing markets in 2025 and one of the top five is in Connecticut. Hartford came in fourth, up from 15th place in 2024. These are the top 5: Zillow said the ranking takes into account the company’s forecast for local home value growth and how quickly homes are selling.

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.

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On the outside, this brick colonial looks like a traditional New England home. Inside, however, it packs modern updates and luxury living. The 6-bedroom, 5 bath home at 23 Pilgrim Road in West Hartford offers a chef’s kitchen with a large island and a “seamless flow” into the family and mud room.

With most of Connecticut seeing large increases in home values, the post-pandemic revaluation cycle is nearing an end.

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.

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,

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.

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.

A little-known city in Illinois has been named the s urprising hottest housing market in the country. Rockford, known for its charming streets and lush greenery, has leapt to the

How hot is the real estate market in the Twin Cities metro area? In a new analysis, the online real estate marketplace Zillow ranked the 50 largest U.S. metro areas based on the company’s home value growth projections,