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

Buffalo may be known for its colder temperatures, but it also has one of the hottest housing markets in the country.

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

Buffalo, N.Y., will for the second year in a row be the hottest housing market in the country due to its job market stability and affordable home prices, according to a report released Tuesday by online real estate marketplace Zillow.

Zillow's analysis considers such factors as home construction, the local job market and the percentage of homeownership.

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

Zillow predicts Salt Lake will be one of the country's hottest housing markets in 2025. But another analysis finds the state is one of the least-affordable for homebuyers.

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.

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.