A rash of sell-offs in these major American cities could mean good news for buyers.

A new analysis by Realtor.com zeroed in on metros with the highest rate of home sales over the past year. Instead of New York or California, as was especially evident during the COVID-19 pandemic, cities in Texas featured prominently.

But Kansas City, Missouri took the cake.

Kansas City witnessed a rash of sell-offs between September 2024 and August 2025, according to the analysis.

The relatively high turnover of 45 sales per 1,000 housing units is partly to do with the the Midwestern metro’s affordable home prices and correspondingly high demand. The median list price hovers around $380,000, according to Realtor.com.

Harsh winter weather in Kansas City, as well as third-ranked Indianapolis, Indiana,

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