Zillow’s Picks for Hottest Housing Markets in 2025
April 2025
To come up with the list of hottest markets, Zillow analyzed the 50 largest U.S. metro areas. Only four metros from last year’s list made the cut for 2025, representing a shift away from some of the hot markets in Florida and Ohio, which dominated last year’s list.
Zillow’s hot market drivers include:
- Job Growth: Attracts residents, increasing housing demand.
- Owner-Occupied Household Growth: Signals family formation and population growth.
- Home Value Growth: Indicates strong market demand and investment.
- Fast Home Sales: Shows high competition and quick buyer decisions.
- Limited New Construction: Heightens competition for existing homes.
2025’s 10 Hottest Housing Markets
10. Salt Lake City, UT: Mountain-surrounded city with outdoor appeal. Home values to rise 2.3% to $555,858; homes sell in 19 days.
9. Richmond, VA: Historic city with a vibrant scene. Home values to increase 2.9%; homes sell rapidly, in 9 days.
8. Kansas City, MO: Known for music, barbecue, and fountains. Home values to rise 2.7% to $307,334; homes sell in 9 days.
7. Charlotte, NC: Sports-centric city with outdoor spaces. Home values to appreciate 3.2% to $389,383; homes sell in 20 days.
6. St. Louis, MO: Affordable Midwest city. Home values to grow 1.9% to $254,847; homes sell quickly, in 8 days.
5. Philadelphia, PA: Historic, walkable city. Home values to grow 2.6%; homes sell in 11 days.
4. Hartford, CT: Home values forecast to rise 4.2% to $378,693; homes sell in 7 days, indicating a competitive market.
3. Providence, RI: Waterfront city with academic presence. Home values to grow 3.7%; homes sell in 12 days.
2. Indianapolis, IN: Centrally located city with racing history. Home values to rise to $285,086; homes sell in 14 days.
1. Buffalo, NY: Known for snow and Niagara Falls. Home values to rise 2.8% to $267,878; homes sell in 12 days.
Goodbye White, Hello Green: 2025 Kitchens Embrace Personality and Wellness
March 2025
Blues, ala our Harbor Mist Soft Touch 3DL, are in vogue according to a new Trends Report released by the National Kitchen & Bath Association.
| The 2025 National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA) Kitchen Trends Report reveals homeowners are prioritizing personalized, functional kitchens, moving away from open shelving and white/gray aesthetics. Key trends include:
1. Personality & Color:
- 71% prefer colorful kitchens showcasing personality.
- Green, blue, and brown are top color choices, replacing white and gray.
- 1970s and 1950s color palettes are resurging.
2. Design Elements:
- Mix-and-match backsplashes and varied lighting materials are favored.
- Statement cabinets, particularly white oak, are popular.
- Concealed pantries and appliances are preferred for a seamless, clutter-free look.
3. Functionality & Wellness:
- Multifunctional appliances are in demand (91%).
- Ovens with steam cooking/air frying are popular for healthy cooking.
- Increased connection to the outdoors and sustainable food sources are desired.
- Lighting is used to enhance wellbeing and create varying moods.
- Walk in pantries and Butlers pantries are also gaining popularity.
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Some of Our Front-of-Trend Colors
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| Synergy has the top colors for 2025 — Green, Blue & Brown — well covered. Here are but three examples. |
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A Final Look at Last Year’s Highlights
January 2025
As we celebrate the start of 2025, we’d like to express our sincere gratitude for your continued support. Your trust in Synergy Thermal Foils has been instrumental in our success.
We’re thrilled to reflect on the positive reception of our new 3DL and 2DL designs introduced in 2024.
Get ready for an even more exciting year ahead!
- New Products: We’re hard at work developing innovative new additions to our palette, designed to enhance your projects with great style and functionality.
- New Website: Keep an eye out for the launch of our redesigned website, offering an improved user experience and easier access to our full range of products and resources.
SOFT TOUCH 3DL SUPER MATTES
Our Soft Touch laminates impressed in 2024, making a strong showing at the International Woodworking Fair and Closets Expo.
These groundbreaking laminates elevate tactile sensations with an unparalleled luxurious feel,
redefining touch in cabinetry design.
Key Features
- Unprecedented Depth and Texture: Immerse your closet and cabinet designs in a captivating blend of texture
and depth.
- Cutting-Edge Technology: Push the boundaries of traditional laminating techniques.
- Velvety Smooth Finish: Experience unmatched softness and elegance.
- Exceptional Durability: Beauty that lasts, both aesthetically and functionally.
Sheer Linen
LINENS COLLECTION
Experience a new level of closet elegance with our stunning 3DL linens. These designs evoke the timeless weave of fine linens, adding a touch of sophistication to any space.
While perfect for creating dream closets, these versatile 3DL linens can also be used in cabinets, furniture, store fixtures, and other interior products.
Matching Perfection
Find the perfect match for your 3DL linens with these popular TFL and HPL options:
- Uniboard K19 Chino TFL and HPL
- Uniboard K21 Canvas TFL and HPL
- Egger F422 ST10 White Linen TFL
- Uniboard G20 Sheer Linen TFL and HPL
- Egger F416 ST10 Beige Textile TFL
STEVENSWOOD OAK COLLECTION
We were thrilled to announce the expansion of our 3DL Matching Program with Stevenswood, a leading manufacturer of thermally fused laminates (TFL) and high-pressure laminates (HPL).
This exciting collaboration brings together six stunning oak designs from Stevenswood’s collection, providing designers and manufacturers with a comprehensive range of matching options.
Our Matching Program ensures a seamless integration of our decorative 3D laminates with Stevenswood TFL, delivering a cohesive and visually appealing aesthetic across various applications. Whether you’re working on cabinetry, furniture, or any interior design project, this partnership empowers you to create stunning spaces that reflect the latest trends.
Six Mighty Oaks from Stevenswood Added to Synergy’s TFL Matching Program
November 2024
We’re expanding our 3DL Matching Program with Stevenswood, a renowned manufacturer of thermally fused laminates (TFL) and high-pressure laminates (HPL).
This exciting collaboration brings together six stunning oak designs from Stevenswood’s collection, providing designers and manufacturers with a comprehensive range of matching options for their projects.
Our Matching Program offers a seamless integration of our decorative 3D laminates with Stevenswood TFL, ensuring a cohesive and visually appealing aesthetic across various applications. Whether it’s cabinetry, furniture, or interior design projects, this collaboration empowers designers to create stunning spaces that reflect the latest trends in interior design.
By combining Synergy Thermal Foils’ innovative foil technology with Stevenswood’s high-quality TFL and HPL, this partnership delivers a solution that is both beautiful and functional. The matching program offers a wide range of options to suit diverse design preferences, from classic to contemporary.
Synergy’s Newest Matching Programs Steal the Show at IWF 2024
September 2024
Synergy Thermal Foils’ booth was a hub of activity at last month’s International Woodworking Fair thanks in no small part to the latest additions to our extensive line of textured 3DLs. Each distinctive design of the four collections we introduced since IWF 2022 perfectly match thermally fused laminates and high-pressure laminates offered by leading North American manufacturers.
Our stock program boasts dozens of designs, including front-of-trend woodgrains, solids, and more. Whether you’re working on cabinets, closets, furniture, or store fixtures, our matching programs guarantee a cohesive look that will set your project apart.
Synergy’s ever-expanding product line includes perfect matches with the decorative panel industry’s best-known brands including:
| You got to feel them to believe our new Soft Touch collection available in inspiring 17 colors. These 3D laminates boast a velvety feel and a stunning matte look that minimizes glare and fingerprints. |
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| Our new Linens collection offers a touch of timeless elegance for your next project. Each of these thermoformed laminates capture the natural woven look of fine linen fabrics in three distinct designs. |
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| Synergy’s Willow and Quiet collections are each available in five textures. These designs go beyond the typical wood grain, venturing into geometric patterns, organic weaves, and even crocodile leather finishes. |
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| Our newest collection of Oaks provides a distinct character, from the deeply striated Tektonik to the elegantly understated Natura. The beauty lies in the perfect synergy of all of these Narborne Oak textures. |
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Synergy’s Got Your Perfect Matches
August 2024
Synergy Thermal Foils’ robust matching program for products offered by leading North American manufacturers means you can find decorative foils that exactly match popular TFL and HPL colors and textures. Our stock program features dozens of designs, including woodgrains, solids, and more. Our matching program ensures a cohesive look for your project, whether it’s cabinets, closets, furniture, or store fixtures.
Find your perfect match at IWF booth C511, including for these front-of-trend collections we launched since IWF 2022.
| Our new Soft Touch 3D laminates boast a velvety feel and a stunning matte look that minimizes glare and fingerprints. Offered in 17 vibrant colors at launch, Soft Touch elevates surfaces with a rich visual texture beyond standard laminates. This superior option provides excellent scratch, scuff, chemical, and water resistance, making it ideal for high-traffic areas. Soft Touch adds a touch of elegance and practicality to kitchens, bathrooms, furniture, and more.
STF Soft Touch Matching Partners include practically all major North American TFL manufacturers. Learn more. |
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| The Timeless Elegance of Linens |
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| Our Linens collection offers a touch of timeless elegance for your next project. Each of these thermoformed laminates capture the natural woven look of fine linen fabrics in three distinct designs. Each provides a subtle variation in texture, evoking a sense of comfort and sophistication, adding a touch of understated luxury to residential and commercial spaces.
STF Linens Matching Partners include Egger and Uniboard. Learn more. |
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| Synergy’s Willow and Quiet collections, each available in five textures, offer a unique sensory experience, adding a touch of dimension and visual intrigue to any project. These designs go beyond the typical wood grain, venturing into geometric patterns, organic weaves, and even crocodile leather finishes. They are perfect for furniture, wall panels, or any surface craving a bold and unforgettable statement.
Deep Emboss patterns include matches from Arauco, Egger, Funder, Kronospan, and Uniboard. Learn more. |
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| Each of these innovative oak designs provides a distinct character, from the deeply striated Tektonik to the elegantly understated Natura. The beauty lies in the perfect synergy – all of these Narborne Oak textures seamlessly match Uniboard’s TFL and HPL panels, ensuring a flawless, unified look for cabinets, drawers, and more.
Oak Collection Partners include: Uniboard. Learn more. |
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Experience Our New Soft Touch 3DLs at the Closets Expo
April 2024
Experience innovation firsthand at the Closets Expo with Synergy Thermal Foils’ latest breakthrough: Soft Touch 3D laminates. Elevating tactile sensations to unprecedented levels, these laminates offer a luxurious feel that redefines touch in cabinetry design. Visitors can immerse themselves in the captivating blend of texture and depth, experiencing a harmonious synergy between form and function.
Synergy Thermal Foils’ Soft Touch 3D laminates showcase cutting-edge technology, pushing the boundaries of traditional laminating techniques. With their velvety smooth surface and remarkable resilience, these laminates promise not only aesthetic appeal but also durability and practicality.
Don’t miss the opportunity to witness the future of cabinetry materials at the Closets Expo. Explore Synergy Thermal Foils’ booth to discover how Soft Touch 3D laminates can revolutionize your design projects, offering unmatched versatility and sensory delight. Join us in embracing innovation and reimagining the possibilities of interior design.
Stop by and see them at booth #224.
One Last Look at 2023
February 2024
| As 2024 unfurls, Synergy Thermal Foils casts a reflective glance back at 2023’s 3DL triumphs. A tapestry of textures danced onto the scene as we introduced four new instant-classic collections. These 3D masterpieces, meticulously matched to leading TFL and HPL, pushed boundaries, offering architects and designers unparalleled creative freedom for closets, cabinets and beyond. |
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| Synergy Thermal Foils, in collaboration with Uniboard, introduced the Narbonne Oak collection of textured 3DLs. All four textured woodgrains have matching TFL and HPL panels available from Uniboard distributors. |
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| These first-of-their kind additions to Synergy Thermal Foils’ portfolio forge new pathways for cabinet door and drawer stylings. Our Willow and Quiet colors each have five unique texture designs utilizing the same overall color. All 10 have similar colors available from Arauco, Egger, Funder, Kronospan and Uniboard. |
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| Clean, crisp, and comfortable. These designs evoke the timeless weave of fine linens that can add a distinct elegance to closets but feel free to use them in cabinets, furniture, store fixtures, and other interior products. Find matches from Egger and Uniboard. |
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New Soft Touch Super Mattes
December 2023
Intercoastal
We’re high stepping it into the New Year with the launch of Soft Touch, our latest collection of Super Matte finishes. The initial introduction of Soft Touch includes 17 solid colors to accommodate a wide range of vibrant and creative designs.
Soft Touch Super Matte finish provides a luxurious, velvety feel and a visually stunning anti-glare effect, reducing fingerprints and smudges. The combination of foil and laminate creates a deeper, richer visual texture compared to standard laminates.
What’s more Soft Touch offers superior resistance to scratches and scuffs; chemicals; and water.
We’re showcasing a mere sampling to the full Soft Touch collection here. Contact the Synergy Customer Service Team to order your samples.
Just Added: A Third Linen Design
October 2023
Sheer Linen
Just in time for WMS, we will introduce Sheer Linen, a third design to our new clean, crisp, and comfortable Linens Collection. The previously released designs include Canvas and Chino.
Each of these designs evokes the timeless weave of fine linens that can add a distinctive elegance not only to closets, but to cabinets, furniture, store fixtures, and other interior products as well.
Current matches for our new 3DL linens include:
Uniboard K19 Chino TFL and HPL
Uniboard K21 Canvas TFL and HPL and Egger F422 ST10 White Linen TFL
Uniboard G20 Sheer Linen TFL and HPL and Egger F416 ST10 Beige Textile TFL
Order samples.
See Us at WMS Booth #1409
October 2023
Synergy Thermal Foils is exhibiting at the Woodworking Machinery & Supply Conference & Expo, running Thursday, Nov. 2 through Saturday, Nov. 4. Be sure to stop by booth #1409 to see our latest designs including three new Linen designs and our Willow and Quiet collections.
Learn more and register to attend WMS.
No Trick, All Treat
At WMS, we will introduce our new Soft Touch RTF.
Be among the first to see and feel it.
Sheer Elegance: Our New Linens
August 2023
Clean, crisp, and comfortable. Your closets will never be the same again! Now, you have the matching 3DL to complete the dream closets you have been working on and waiting so long for!
These designs evoke the timeless weave of fine linens that can add a distinct elegance to CLOSETS but feel free to use them in cabinets, furniture, store fixtures, and other interior products.
Current matches for our new 3DL linens include:
Uniboard K19 Chino TFL and HPL
Uniboard K21 Canvas TFL and HPL, and Egger F422 ST10 White Linen TFL
Contact our customer service team to order your samples today.
