Yes, the housing market is sluggish – and that’s being polite – with homes setting on the market for 60 days, an increase of a week from just one year ago.
But there are a number of metro areas where homes are selling considerably faster, primarily in the Midwest with a few in the Northeast and the upper South. The median days on the market in August 2025 are included.
- Milwaukee, WI – 32 days
- Buffalo, NY – 37 days
- Chicago, IL – 37 days
- Grand Rapids, MI – 37 days
- Cincinnati, OH – 37 days
- Detroit, MI – 38 days
- Hartford, CT – 38 days
- Providence, RI – 38 days
- Louisville, KY – 39 days
- Baltimore, MD – 39 days
- Washington, DC – 39 days
- Minneapolis, MN – 39 days