Report: St. Louis is hottest housing market in the US [Video]

ST. LOUIS — It’s still a seller’s market in the St. Louis area, with the average home listing being swiped up by homebuyers within a week of posting. That’s why a new ranking puts the St. Louis metropolitan area as the fastest-selling housing market in the U.S.

Financial news, research and analysis source Creditnews Research used Zillow housing data to rank the fastest- and slowest-selling housing markets in the U.S. for September as mortgage rates fell to their lowest level in 19 months.

St. Louis came in at No. 1 for quick-selling homes with the average listing staying on the market for just seven days. Despite this, the timeframe rose from September 2023, when homes spent a median of six days on the market, and the housing inventory rose by 9%. In fact, no metro …