13 of the Best Real Estate Markets to Invest In (2025 Update)

Episode #270 Join the Future of Real Estate Investing with Fundrise: https://www.fundrise.com/bpmarket Episode Show Notes: https://www.biggerpockets.com/podcast... Join BiggerPockets for FREE 👇 https://www.biggerpockets.com/signup?... Analyze Real Estate Like the Pros with “Real Estate by the Numbers”: https://store.biggerpockets.com/produ... Find an Investor-Friendly Agent in Your Area: http://biggerpockets.com/agentmatch 13 Real Estate Hot Spots You Won’t Want to Miss Next Year: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/13... Connect with Austin: https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/a... Connect with Dave and Our Panel of Expert Guests: Dave Meyer: https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/d... Henry Washington: https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/h... James Dainard: https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/j... Kathy Fettke: https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/k... When you look at the “Hottest Real Estate Markets” lists from major publications, they often miss many crucial factors that truly make a market worth investing in. So, after getting tired of seeing the same cities repeatedly, we decided to make our own “Real Estate Hotspots” list, touching on the areas that are PRIMED for growth with plenty of appreciation and cash flow potential for landlords. We’re sharing all thirteen cities today! Our two favorite market pickers, Kathy Fettke and Austin Wolff, are back on the show to share their opinions on these top markets. Austin has spent hours and hours compiling this list, looking at not just population growth but income growth, job growth, GDP per capita, and more leading indicators that point to great real estate investing markets. Some of the top picks on this list truly surprised us, but the data points to these thirteen cities as some of the best places to buy in 2025. We’ll also talk about the overrated markets that may be past their prime and some nearby options that could make solid real estate investments for the long term! 00:00 Intro 03:23 Real Estate “Hotspots” 08:26 Phoenix, Arizona 13:39 Colorado Springs, Colorado 17:03 Cash Flow Hotspots 22:05 Top 5 Cities 24:07 Overrated Cities