Axios Visuals This year's hottest housing markets are spreading westward, marking a continued shift in America's centers of power and jobs. Why it matters: Last year, the Rust Belt dominated Zillow's annual market ranking.

The Buffalo metro area will be the hottest housing market in the nation in 2025, according to real estate website Zillow. It’s the second year in a row the site projected Buffalo as the nation’s hottest market and the first time a market has held the title in back-to-back years Zillow’s ranking includes only the top 50 largest U.