11 Cities Where Homes Sell the Fastest California boasted the highest number of cities where homes tended to spend the shortest amount of time on the market last month, based on March housing data from Realtor.com.
In Oakland, Calif., the average days on the market for listings was 50 in March--the least amount of days for median days on the market for the 146 markets reviewed.
Nationally, the median for homes for days on the market was 160 in March, which is an increase of 40 percent in a year.
Here is a list of the cities with the fewest median days on the market from March:
Oakland, Calif.Median days on the market: 50Median list price: $319,000
San FranciscoMedian days on the market: 63Median list price: $639,000
DenverMedian days on the market: 66Median list price: $259,900
Iowa City, IowaMedian days on the market: 66Median list price: $187,500
Los Angeles-Long Beach, Calif.Median days on the market: 70Median list price: $345,000
Stockton-Lodi, Calif.Median days on the market: 70Median list price: $175,000
Bakersfield, Calif.Median days on the market: 70Median list price: $141,500
San Jose, Calif.Median days on the market: 71Median list price: $470,000
Anchorage, AlaskaMedian days on the market: 71Median list price: $279,975
Fresno, Calif.Median days on the market: 71Median list price: $170,000
Tulsa, Okla.Median days on the market: 71Median list price: $147,900
Source: REALTOR® Magazine online (April 27, 2011)