--- title: The 10 Hottest Housing Markets in 2024, According to Zillow Predictions description: Cities in the Midwest, South and Great Lakes regions dominate Zillow's forecast for the top 10 housing markets of 2024. authors: - name: Mary Ellen Cagnassola role: Reporter url: https://money.com/author/mary-ellen-cagnassola/ bio: Mary Ellen (M.E.) Cagnassola is a former Money reporter who specialized in U.S. rent and real estate, with a focus on market trends and affordability. education: Rutgers University, BA Journalism at_money_since: 2021 articles: 205 covers: - Housing - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Pets - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes former_staff: true editors: - name: Julia Glum role: Managing Editor url: https://money.com/author/julia-glum/ bio: Julia Glum joined Money in 2018 and specializes in covering financial trends that affect everyday Americans' wallets. She also writes Dollar Scholar, a weekly newsletter that teaches young adults how to navigate the messy world of money. education: University of Florida at_money_since: 2018 articles: 453 covers: - Housing - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Debt - Economy and Politics - Education - Health and Wellness - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology also_seen_in: - Newsweek - International Business Times - CBS News - Good Morning America - WUSA9 - Pix 11 - The New York Times - Mashable - The Washington Post - CNBC - Politico social: - https://x.com/superjulia - https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-glum published: '2024-01-05T20:17:55.000Z' section: Housing tags: - News - real estate word_count: 384 canonical: https://money.com/hottest-housing-markets-2024-zillow/ type: NewsArticle source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![Buffalo NY](https://img.money.com/2024/01/News-Hottest-Housing-Markets-2024.jpg?crop=0px%2C96px%2C2880px%2C1620px&quality=85) What do the Midwest, the Great Lakes region and the South have in common? They’re all home to cities that a new real estate analysis predicts will have the hottest housing markets of 2024. As homebuyers enter another year of [affordability](https://money.com/what-does-affordable-housing-mean/) challenges, [Zillow](https://www.zillow.com/research/2024-hottest-market-33566/) expects the 10 metropolitan areas in its ranking to attract activity for their stable local economies and home values, among other factors. ## New-year housing market expectations Low inventory, record-breaking home prices and elevated [mortgage rates](https://money.com/current-mortgage-rates/) have sidelined many [homebuyers](https://money.com/how-to-buy-your-first-home/) over the last few years. They’re expected to finally cool in 2024 — and prices could even see significant slowdowns in some fast-growing markets — but Zillow says these challenges probably won’t disappear entirely. Naturally, this year’s homebuyers are going to flock to places where hurdles that have thwarted many before aren’t as prevalent. Most of the metros that made the ranking are located in the Midwest, Great Lakes and South, with Providence, Rhode Island, being the only East-Coast outlier. The cities on Zillow’s list offer strong local job markets, and growth in home values is expected to be relatively stable. Buffalo, New York, tops the list not only for the expected steadiness of its home prices but also for its recent increases in the number of new jobs relative to the number of approved new home construction projects. Still, part of what will make markets in the cities listed so hot is an outsize demand relative to the number of homes for sale. Cincinnati ranks second thanks to the lickety-split speed of its home sales last year: Zillow says that for-sale homes there went pending in a median of five to six days for most of 2023. ## 10 hottest markets of 2024 Zillow's analysis is based on forecasted home value growth, recent housing market activity and projected labor market changes, [home construction](https://money.com/how-to-buy-new-construction-home-tips/) activity and existing homeownership. The following cities are expected to have the hottest housing markets this year: 1. Buffalo, New York 2. Cincinnati, Ohio 3. Columbus, Ohio 4. Indianapolis, Indiana 5. Providence, Rhode Island 6. [Atlanta, Georgia](https://money.com/best-places-to-live/atlanta-georgia/) (named Money's [Best Place to Live](https://money.com/best-places-to-live/) for 2022-2023) 7. Charlotte, North Carolina 8. Cleveland, Ohio 9. Orlando, Florida 10. [Tampa, Florida](https://money.com/best-places-to-live/tampa-florida/) ![](https://s3.consumersadvocate.org/prd/image/image/26681/medium_57f09f10-efb8-487d-a73e-5f7d605144eb.png) Imagine finally owning your dream home — Rocket Mortgage (NMLS #3030) can help! 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