10 US Cities Where Homes Are Selling the Fastest in 2025

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So far in 2025, the real estate market doesn’t look terribly unalike how it looked in 2024. Mortgage rates are high, supply isn’t keeping up with demand and homes — for many first-time buyers just too expensive — are not exactly flying off the lot, as it were, with many economists and housing experts describing the market as “frozen.” 

Some cities are seeing homes sell faster than others — in as little as a week after hitting the market. Zillow economists are forecasting stiff competition among the following 10 housing markets in 2025. GOBankingRates found how much it cost to live, as compared to the national average, in each of these metros using data from Payscale or RentCafe. 

Also find out how the housing market could be “thawing” this year — and what that means for sellers.

10. Salt Lake City

• Average home value: $559,027
• Approximate days on market until selling: 32 days
• Cost of housing, as compared to the national average: 28% higher

9. Richmond, Virginia 

• Average home value: $355,189
• Approximate days on market until selling: 10 days
• Cost of housing, as compared to the national average: 17% lower

8. Kansas City, Missouri 

• Average home value: $236,159
• Approximate days on market until selling: 25 days
• Cost of housing, as compared to the national average: 8% lower

7. Charlotte, North Carolina 

• Average home value: $393,531
• Approximate days on market until selling: 29 days
• Cost of housing, as compared to the national average: 13% lower

6. St. Louis 

• Average home value: $173,661
• Approximate days on market until selling: 27 days
• Cost of housing, as compared to the national average: 4% lower

5. Philadelphia 

• Average home value: $218,590
• Approximate days on market until selling: 31 days
• Cost of housing, as compared to the national average: 1% lower

4. Hartford, Connecticut 

• Average home value: $179,170
• Approximate days on market until selling: 22 days
• Cost of housing, as compared to the national average: 24% lower

3. Providence, Rhode Island

• Average home value: $403,947
• Approximate days on market until selling: 21 days
• Cost of housing, as compared to the national average: 17% higher

2. Indianapolis 

• Average home value: $222,887
• Approximate days on market until selling: 27 days
• Cost of housing, as compared to the national average: 22% lower

1. Buffalo 

• Average home value: $224,133
• Approximate days on market until selling: 17 days
• Cost of housing, as compared to the national average: 46% lower

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