The second-hottest market, Zillow predicts, will be Indianapolis. The metro, like other Midwestern cities that landed toward the top of the list, tend to have “lower-than-average home prices and rent costs,” which have fueled the competition for buyers.

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.

As we move into the beginning of the second quarter of the 21st century, it’s interesting to see how real estate (and the world) has changed. Twenty-five years ago, Google was a tiny company being built by two Stanford Ph.