Decatur, IL, is the least competitive real estate market as of January 2012.

Decatur, Illinois, tops the list for the least competitive real estate market according to BuyersUSA Relocation. The 20 least competitive markets are:

Decatur, IL
Bismarck, ND
Binghamton, NY
Springfield, MA
Yakima, WA
Saginaw, MI
Detroit, MI
Erie, PA
Cumberland, MD
Buffalo, NY
Rockford, IL
Beaumont, TX
Fargo, ND
South Bend, IN
Hartford, CT
Sioux Falls, SD
Abilene, TX
Toledo, OH
Fort Wayne, IN
Shreveport, LA

BuyersUSA Relocation tracks 222 major US cities as to advertising activity regarding real estate and home buyer relocation. Advertising activity by local real estate agencies is the key component of our competition report. Low competition normally means that a small number of real estate agencies and individual agents are competing for the available potential customers. Normally, low competition equates to lower than average interest in real estate in that city. However, occasionally we find cities that have extremely low competition among the local real estate agencies and very high interest.