Zillow predicts another hot spring market this year, as well-priced homes are selling quickly and overpriced homes are seeing price cuts.

Zillow reports that nationwide, homes priced well sold in 29 days in January, though one-fifth of sellers cut prices. Additionally, new listings and total inventory are up slightly over last year.

The greater Hartford area aligned with national numbers in some categories and differed in others. Listings went under agreement in just seven days, while the number of listings with a price cut matched the national average at 20 percent. A whopping 64 percent of homes were sold over list price in December, and January saw a disappointing nearly 6 percent reduction in inventory over last January – more signs of a challenging market for buyers.

“Some of the homes loitering on the market may just need the right buyer and digital curb appeal to cast a wider net, but many may be overpriced. There are slightly more homes for sale than this time last year, and there is still plenty of competition for well-priced houses,” Zillow Chief Economist Skylar Olsen said in a statement. “Buyers should prep their credit scores and sellers should prep their properties now – attractive listings are going pending in less than a month, and time on market will shrink in the weeks ahead.”