{"id":954,"date":"2026-01-10T12:59:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T12:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sterlingcooper.info\/blog\/?p=954"},"modified":"2026-01-10T12:59:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T12:59:23","slug":"hottest-housing-markets-in-2026-who-writs-this-nonsense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sterlingcooper.info\/blog\/hottest-housing-markets-in-2026-who-writs-this-nonsense\/","title":{"rendered":"HOTTEST HOUSING MARKETS IN 2026? WHO WRITS THIS NONSENSE>?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"col-full\">\n<section class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"page-title\">The top 10 hottest housing markets in 2026: Zillow<\/h1>\n<section class=\"submitted-by | header__meta | text-transform-upper text-300 color-light-gray weight-semibold font-base desktop-only\">by Andrew Dorn &#8211; 01\/09\/26 6:50 AM ET<\/p>\n<div class=\"social-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAiEG0Tg2RdoO2P06FyCsfxgbcqFAgKIhBtE4NkXaDtj9OhcgrH8YG3?hl=en-US&amp;gl=US&amp;ceid=US%3Aen\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-news\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/themes\/the-hill\/assets\/google-news.png\" aria-label=\"Follow on Google News\" \/> <\/a> <a class=\"facebook fb-share-button\" 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data-id=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/business\/your-money\/mortgage-rates-home-prices-2026\/\">rise modestly<\/a> in 2026, but sellers will still be calling the shots in certain markets.<\/p>\n<p>Zillow expects Hartford, Conn., to be the <a href=\"https:\/\/zillow.mediaroom.com\/2026-01-08-Hartford-edges-out-Buffalo-to-become-Zillows-hottest-market-for-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/zillow.mediaroom.com\/2026-01-08-Hartford-edges-out-Buffalo-to-become-Zillows-hottest-market-for-2026\">hottest housing market<\/a> in 2026, warning <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/5611321-home-buyers-are-now-favored-in-19-major-markets-zillow-says-do-you-live-in-one\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/5611321-home-buyers-are-now-favored-in-19-major-markets-zillow-says-do-you-live-in-one\/\">buyers<\/a> to brace for \u201cbidding wars and broken hearts.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\">\n<div class=\"ad-unit__content\">\n<div id=\"acm-ad-tag-mr1_ab-mr1_ab\" data-slot=\"{&quot;is_oop&quot;:false,&quot;is_companion&quot;:true,&quot;sizes&quot;:[[[1280,0],[[300,250],[620,366]]],[[1024,0],[[300,250],[620,366]]],[[768,0],[[300,250],[325,204],[325,508]]],[[641,0],[[300,250],[325,204],[325,508]]],[[0,0],[[300,250],[325,204],[325,508]]]],&quot;size&quot;:[300,250]}\" data-unit=\"\/5678\/nx.thehill\/business\" data-fbonly=\"false\" data-refids=\"\" data-not-refids=\"\" data-targeting=\"{&quot;kw&quot;:&quot;5679688-top-10-hottest-housing-markets-2026&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:&quot;mr1_ab&quot;,&quot;fold&quot;:&quot;atf&quot;,&quot;category&quot;:&quot;business&quot;}\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Connecticut capital saw a nation-high 66.4 percent of homes sell over asking price last year and the second-lowest share of homes with a price cut (16.5 percent), according to Zillow. Home values in Hartford also rose 4.6 percent, the fastest pace of any major metro.<\/p>\n<p>Other Northeast metros \u2014 including Buffalo, N.Y., Boston and Philadelphia \u2014 also cracked Zillow\u2019s annual top 10 list for 2026, in part because inventory remains well below pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels.<\/p>\n<p>Out West, California cities such as San Jose and Los Angeles are among the <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/changing-america\/respect\/poverty\/4743573-down-payment-mortgage-rates-zillow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/business\/your-money\/homebuyers-127k-down-payment-zillow\/\">most expensive<\/a> housing markets in the country, and with few options for buyers, they\u2019re expected to remain competitive.<\/p>\n<div class=\"nexstar-minutemedia-player-container\" data-minutemedia-viewport=\"desktop\" data-player-id=\"k036p9v5\" data-stn-player=\"\" data-s2n-api=\"minuteMediaS2NApi\"><\/div>\n<p>Zillow\u2019s rankings factor in home price growth and measures of competition, like how quickly homes sell and how often sellers cut prices.<\/p>\n<p><em>Note: Typical home value reflects <a href=\"https:\/\/zillow.mediaroom.com\/2026-01-08-Hartford-edges-out-Buffalo-to-become-Zillows-hottest-market-for-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/zillow.mediaroom.com\/2026-01-08-Hartford-edges-out-Buffalo-to-become-Zillows-hottest-market-for-2026\">Zillow\u2019s Home Value Index (ZHVI)<\/a> as of October 2025.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10 \u2013 Milwaukee<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3464492\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2159646041_720ff7.jpg?resize=984,720\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><em>A sailboat moves across the water on Lake Michigan in Milwaukee on July 1, 2024. (Photo by TANNEN MAURY \/ AFP) (Photo by TANNEN MAURY\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Typical home value (Oct. 2025): <\/strong>$369,303<\/li>\n<li><strong>Home value growth forecast (Oct. 2026): <\/strong>+2.1 percent<\/li>\n<li><strong>Change in inventory vs. 2018\u20132019 averages: <\/strong>-25.7 percent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">9 \u2013 Richmond, Va.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3691198\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1232195927.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><em>Pedestrians cross the James River on the T. Tyler Potterfield Memorial Bridge with the skyline of Richmond, Va., in the background. (Photo by John McDonnell\/The Washington Post via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Typical home value (Oct. 2025): <\/strong>$383,275<\/li>\n<li><strong>Home value growth forecast (Oct. 2026): <\/strong>+2.1 percent<\/li>\n<li><strong>Change in inventory versus 2018\u20132019 averages: <\/strong>-34.2 percent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8 \u2013 Los Angeles<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3691204\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2241807773.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><em>A general view of the Los Angeles downtown skyline with a view of mountains in the background at sunset from Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area on October 15, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Luke Hales\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Typical home value (Oct. 2025): <\/strong>$941,869<\/li>\n<li><strong>Home value growth forecast (Oct. 2026): <\/strong>+1.1 percent<\/li>\n<li><strong>Change in inventory versus 2018\u20132019 averages: <\/strong>-18.5 percent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7 \u2013 Boston<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3691209\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1175319247.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><em>Tourists view the famous cobbled street Beacon Hill in the historic district of Boston at night. (Photo by Tim Graham\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Typical home value (Oct. 2025): <\/strong>$717,711<\/li>\n<li><strong>Home value growth forecast (Oct. 2026): <\/strong>+1.5 percent<\/li>\n<li><strong>Change in inventory versus 2018\u20132019 averages: <\/strong>-30.3 percent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6 \u2013 Philadelphia<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3691221\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2238415544.jpg?resize=960,720\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><em>The Philadelphia skyline is shown before the game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Minnesota Twins at Citizens Bank Park on September 26, 2025, in Philadelphia. (Photo by Isaiah Vazquez\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Typical home value (Oct. 2025): <\/strong>$378,054<\/li>\n<li><strong>Home value growth forecast (Oct. 2026): <\/strong>+1.7 percent<\/li>\n<li><strong>Change in inventory versus 2018\u20132019 averages: <\/strong>-39.4 percent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5 \u2013 San Jose, Calif.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3691235\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1240400354.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><em>Hotel De Anza opened its doors in 1931, now surrounded by new buildings along W. Santa Clara St. in downtown on Friday, March 4, 2022, in San Jose, Calif. (Gary Coronado \/ Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Typical home value (Oct. 2025): <\/strong>$1,558,466<\/li>\n<li><strong>Home value growth forecast (Oct. 2026): <\/strong>+1.2 percent<\/li>\n<li><strong>Change in inventory versus 2018\u20132019 averages: <\/strong>-26.7 percent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4 \u2013 Providence, R.I.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3691364\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1144057748.jpg?strip=1\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><em>Kennedy Plaza, the 1871 Soldiers and Sailors Monument, and Providence City Hall in Providence, R.I., are pictured on April 25, 2019. (Photo by Lane Turner\/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Typical home value (Oct. 2025): <\/strong>$503,409<\/li>\n<li><strong>Home value growth forecast (Oct. 2026): <\/strong>+3.0 percent<\/li>\n<li><strong>Change in inventory versus 2018\u20132019 averages: <\/strong>-54.9 percent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3 \u2013 New York City<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3691249\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2254303743.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><em>The skyline of lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center in New York City is reflected on the top of a monument along the Hudson River as the sun sets on January 1, 2026, in Jersey City, New Jersey. (Photo by Gary Hershorn\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Typical home value (Oct. 2025): <\/strong>$704,284<\/li>\n<li><strong>Home value growth forecast (Oct. 2026): <\/strong>+1.5 percent<\/li>\n<li><strong>Change in inventory versus 2018\u20132019 averages: <\/strong>-48.4 percent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2 \u2013 Buffalo, New York<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3691256\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/108\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-622121752.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><em>Basin Marina Park and city skyline on Oct. 9, 2016, in Buffalo, N.Y. 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