Affordability remains a barrier after the pandemic-era boom as home prices continue to rise and mortgage rates stay high.

ZIllow ranks the City of Brotherly Love as the 5th hottest market for this year, where home value growth is expected to jump 2.6%.

Consumers shopping for a new home may find some hidden gems in specific markets in the U.S. based on a new report from Zillow. The online real estate marketplace released its list of the hottest housing markets this year using criteria like projected home value growth,

Buffalo, a city in far western New York and the second largest in the state, has emerged as the country’s hottest housing market for 2025, according to Zillow, as high demand and limited supply send prices soaring.

With steep competition to find a home in the new year, these cities offer affordable options for buyers in the housing market.

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

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.

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

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.