Midwestern suburbs are emerging as the place to be – but house hunters will have to work hard to find an available home in the most popular areas, according to a new Redfin report for January and February this year.
Redfin analyzed listing views for houses by year-over-year growth for 150 of the nation’s biggest metro areas. Five of the 10 zipcodes with the highest number of views were in the Midwest.
Jenson, MI (median sale price $356,500) is near Grand Rapids and has a rural feel, as does Campton Hills and St. Charles, IL (median $335,000) near Elgin. Franklin, WI (median $392,500) is considered the gateway to Milwaukee and is seeing a burst of new construction. Prairie Village and Mission Hills, KS (median $476,500) near Kansas City, MO, offers homes ranging in price from $400,000 to over $10 million. And Lakeville, MN (median $495,000) features good schools, lakes, and an easy commute to Minneapolis.
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Three of the top zipcodes were in New York State: Prospect Heights and Clinton Hill near New York City was the most viewed in the nation, with a 105% annual rise in home sales – often in cash -- and strong interest from foreign buyers, an agent reported. The median sale price was $1.4 million. Fairport (median $350,000) near Rochester – described as a “quaint village right on the Erie Canal” with good eateries nearby -- and Great Kills (median $700,000) on the shore of Staten Island and relatively near Brooklyn and New York City also ranked high.
One zip code was for Polk Gulch and Russian Hill, CA (median $1,065,000), near San Francisco, popular with wealthy local and international tech workers.
Bowie, MD, near Washington, DC (median $512,000) also made the list. It is ideal for commuters to DC and Annapolis, as it has a mix of new and older homes.
Homes sell faster than a year ago in each of the most popular zip codes. In each case, listing views have more than doubled in that time. And fewer homes are on the market in six of the 10 neighborhoods than before, meaning competition is more intense.
Would-be homebuyers are scouring Midwestern neighborhoods because the region is more affordable – and many are being priced out of nearby cities. “These neighborhoods are generally a 15 to 20-minute drive to the downtown of a metro – a reasonable commute for workers – and have easy access to shopping, sought-after schools, and recreational pursuits,” said Redfin chief economist Daryl Fairweather.
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