SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The housing market in the San Francisco Bay Area is heating up and it's being driven by two factors, according to a new report from Redfin. Last month, pending home sales in San Francisco jumped 17% year over year and a typical home sold in roughly 20 days, twice as fast as the typical U.S. home.

Homes are moving even faster in San Jose, where the typical home that went under contract in September did so in 19 days -- faster than any other major U.S. metro. SF was in second place at 21 days and was one of just three major U.S. metros where homes sold faster than last September.

A third Bay Area metro, Oakland, is also among the top 10 U.S. metros where homes sell the fastest at 28 days.

What's behind it?

According to Redfin, there are two main factors behind the

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