HousingWire Daily The fastest and slowest housing markets in the country
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Feb 17, 2026 Rachel Bader, Director of Audience at HousingWire and licensed realtor since 2017, translates local housing data into practical market intelligence. She discusses how days on market and absorption separate fast and slow metros. She names standout fast and slow cities, digs into Phoenix’s dynamics, and explains which metrics agents should watch when pricing listings.
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Reframe Hot/Cold As Fast/Slow
- Market speed is better described as fast versus slow using days on market rather than 'hot' or 'cold'.
- Rachel Bader defines fast as under 70 days, balanced 70–90, and slow over 100 days on market.
70 Days Feels Fast Now
- Current competitive markets often move under 70 days on market even though that would have felt slow in prior cycles.
- Sellers and buyers must adjust expectations to this new baseline for what counts as 'fast.'
Which Cities Are Fast Or Slow
- Fast markets currently include San Francisco, San Diego, Dayton, and Phoenix while slower pockets appear in Michigan, Louisiana, and parts of Florida.
- Kalamazoo, Michigan stood out as an outlier with notably slow activity in the data Rachel tracks.