Where homes are still scarce

Nationally, about as many homes are for sale today as in 2019: 5% fewer. In some of the cities where we co-own homes, it isn't close.

• Hartford: 70% fewer homes for sale than in 2019
• Chicago: 60% fewer
• New Haven: 56% fewer
• Rochester: 45% fewer
• Milwaukee: 31% fewer

When this few homes are on the market, prices hold. Hartford is up 29% since 2022 and Milwaukee 22%, while national prices are up 4%.

It's the first number we look at when we consider a new city.

Source: ResiClub analysis of Realtor.com active listings, September 2019 vs September 2026; ResiClub analysis of the Zillow Home Value Index