Zillow forecasts that Boston’s real estate market will see a trend of declining home values through the end of 2025. The number of homes sold is expected to be similar to 2024 levels, with a slight increase in new listings potentially leading to higher inventory. This suggests a more balanced market, but the overall value of homes is predicted to decrease.

Home Values: Expect a downward trend in home values through the end of 2025.
Home Sales: Sales are projected to be roughly consistent with 2024 levels.
Inventory: New listings may outpace sales, which would lead to a build-up of inventory by the end of the year.
Market Condition: The market is shifting towards being more balanced, meaning homes may take longer to sell compared to the peak of a seller’s market.

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Zillow’s 2025 hottest markets

**Top half of the rankings**
Rank	Region	Rank change from 2024
1	Buffalo, N.Y.	No change
2	Indianapolis, Ind.	+2
3	Providence, R.I.	+2
4	Hartford, Conn.	+15
5	Philadelphia, Pa.	+6
6	St. Louis, Mo.	+9
7	Charlotte, N.C.	No change
8	Kansas City, Mo.	+10
9	Richmond, Va.	+11
10	Salt Lake City, Utah	+18
11	Cincinnati, Ohio	-9
12	Columbus, Ohio	-9
13	Virginia Beach, Va.	+23
14	Cleveland, Ohio	-6
15	Miami, Fla.	+10
16	Boston, Mass.	+10
17	Oklahoma City, Okla.	+21
18	Detroit, Mich.	+6
19	San Diego, Calif.	+10
20	Birmingham, Ala.	+21
21	Raleigh, N.C.	-4
22	Riverside, Calif.	+12
23	Orlando, Fla.	-14
24	Atlanta, Ga.	-18
25	Pittsburgh, Pa.	-9

**Bottom half of the rankings**
Rank	Region	Rank change from 2024
26	Louisville, Ky.	-12
27	Phoenix, Ariz.	+8
28	Washington, D.C.	+11
29	Tampa, Fla.	-19
30	Dallas, Texas	-9
31	Nashville, Tenn.	+2
32	Seattle, Wash.	No change
33	Baltimore, Md.	+10
34	Los Angeles, Calif.	-11
35	Las Vegas, Nev.	-23
36	San Antonio, Texas	+13
37	Sacramento, Calif.	-10
38	Houston, Texas	+9
39	Chicago, Ill.	-17
40	Jacksonville, Fla.	-9
41	New York, N.Y.	+4
42	Milwaukee, Wis.	+2
43	Memphis, Tenn.	-30
44	Denver, Colo.	+4
45	Minneapolis, Minn.	+1
46	Austin, Texas	-6
47	Portland, Ore.	-10
48	San Jose, Calif.	-6
49	San Francisco, Calif.	-19
50	New Orleans, La.	No change

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Zillow has been vilified for many reasons, but the one thing they have going for them is the viewer data for each area. If their 2022 projections are based on the number of clicks on listings, then their forecast should be a reasonable reflection of the actual demand – a macro look that no one else has.

Zillow expects home values to grow 13.6% between September 2021 and September 2022, and to end 2021 up 19.5% from December 2020. Existing home sales are expected to total 6.04 million in 2021, up 7% from 2020.

The Big Question: if they are so confident about the 2022 appreciation, why did they quit home flipping?

Their first move of suspending the program until next year while digesting their inventory was understandable. But why quit altogether? I think it was due to having billions invested in a high-overhead venture that was new to them – and the rich guys hit the panic button, instead of calling me.