Overlooked ‘Gem City’ is a hot housing market, with $239K median prices. Here’s the affordability catch to watch for

Hartford, Connecticut may be America’s No. 1 hottest housing market per Realtor.com’s latest rankings, but there’s a lot of heart for the up-and-comer in second place: Erie, Pennsylvania (1).

In just 12 months, Erie has climbed 12 spots to hold steady at No. 2 since May.

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Realtor.com doesn’t calculate hotness based on good looks, even if Erie is known as “Gem City” and “Gem of the Great Lakes” thanks to its sparkling harbor (2).

The real estate platform ranks markets based on the average number of views local properties get on Realtor.com, how many days they take to sell and relative inventory (2)…

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