New York’s got the juice, snagging four of the nation’s fastest-selling housing markets in January 2025, even as the broader US housing market trudges along at its slowest clip since pre-COVID days.
Redfin’s latest data shows homes nationwide took a median of 56 days to find buyers — up a week from last year and the longest wait since January 2020. But the Empire State’s metro areas are defying the sluggish trend, closing deals at a breakneck pace and stealing the spotlight from slower regions.
Leading the charge is Rochester, where properties flew off the market in a median of just 13 days, the fastest in the country.
Nearby Buffalo wasn’t far behind, with homes snapped up in 16 days. Albany, the state’s capital city, clocked in at 25 days, and Long Island’s Nassau County rounded out New York’s strong showing among the top 10 quickest markets…