Mediaroom

Major selling points include affordability, energy efficiency and resistance to natural disasters

Homes sell in less than a week in the 2021 Hottest ZIPs - three times faster than last year's hottest ZIPs

This increase in more affordable homes is good news for first-time buyers who have struggled to find inventory at their price point

- Nationally, investors took more inventory off the market than they contributed in April; their purchases represented 5.7% of all home sales

35% of college students say they cannot afford to rent an apartment in their college town