Originally published on May 23, 2023, by Hannah Jones for Realtor.com.
Highlights
- Concord, NH was the country’s hottest housing market in April, topping the list for the second time in the data’s history.
- The top 20 hottest markets are spread out across 11 states, with three metros in both Massachusetts and Connecticut.
- As price growth continues to slow nationwide, affordability remains a feature of the majority of April’s hottest markets.
- Only the Northeast and the Midwest were represented on this month’s hottest market list for the second month in a row. The Northeast was represented by 12 markets while the Midwest boasted 8.
- The St. Louis metro area saw the largest increase in its hotness ranking among larger metros compared to last year, climbing 115 spots to rank as the 91st hottest US market in April.
Concord, New Hampshire ranked as April’s hottest housing market. This is the 2nd time in the metro’s history that Concord has ranked as the nation’s hottest market. The first time Concord topped the list was in June 2022 and Concord has only been absent from the Top 20 list for 3 of the last 16 months.