Markets

Markets is where you start if you haven't committed to a city yet. It shows a grid of supported metros with the four signals most people want to compare first — what homes cost, how prices are moving, how fast listings sell, and how much inventory is available.

What each market card shows

• Median price. The typical sale price in that metro right now.
• Price change. How prices have moved recently. Green numbers mean up, red mean down.
• Avg days on market. How long a typical listing sits before it sells. Low numbers mean a fast, competitive market; high numbers mean more negotiating room for buyers.
• Inventory. Roughly how many active listings there are. Thin inventory plus low days-on-market is a seller's market; the opposite is a buyer's market.

How to use it

Markets is a triage tool. A good workflow:

1. Scan the grid and pick two or three metros that fit your rough budget and the pace you want.
2. On a card that interests you, click View town rankings to jump into Rankings filtered to that metro.
3. From a ranking, click any town to read the full Neighborhood page.
4. Once you've narrowed down, build your Custom RAAM profile so future scoring reflects your priorities, not the market's.

A worked example

Say you're a remote-first household considering Austin, Denver, and Naples. The Markets view shows Austin's median around the top of your budget with prices softening and inventory up — a buyer-friendlier moment than a year ago. Denver lands mid-budget with prices flat and thin inventory. Naples sits above budget with the longest days-on-market of the three. That's enough to drop Naples from the shortlist, flag Austin as worth a deeper look, and plan a trip to see a couple of Denver neighborhoods in person. None of this is a decision — it's triage so the decision gets made on the right three options instead of the first three.

What Markets doesn't tell you

• It doesn't reflect your priorities. The cards show raw data. To see a metro through your lens — schools, commute, value — you need a Custom RAAM profile and then look at Rankings and individual Neighborhoods.
• It doesn't describe homes you can afford inside a market. A median price is a roll-up. Zoom in before reaching conclusions.
• It doesn't cover every metro in the country. If yours isn't listed, let us know via the feedback widget — coverage grows based on demand.

Related

• Rankings — once you pick a metro, sort towns inside it
• Neighborhoods — the detailed view for a single town
• Methodology — where the data comes from

Last reviewed: 2026-04-14