the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
(often initial capital letter) the government or jurisdiction of a large city.
1900–05; < French métro, short for chemin de fer métropolitain metropolitan railroad
First recorded in 1900–05; by shortening; or independent use of metro- 3
Combining form representing Greek métron measure
Combining form representing Greek mḗtra womb
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These are the top five metro areas where for-sale listings spent the most days on the market before finding a buyer, according to data as of June 30 provided to MarketWatch by Zillow.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Investors poured in nearly $8 billion across 207 deals in the Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Santa Ana metro areas, up 28% from a year earlier, according to PitchBook.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
San Francisco saw the biggest increase in pending luxury sales among the 50 most populous metro areas over the past year, Redfin found in its data.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
Kevin Grolig, a 59-year-old real-estate agent in the D.C. metro area, started noticing that his clients were delaying downsizing their homes because their adult children were still living there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
I worked my way to the metro region section and stopped.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
These are the top five metros where for-sale listings saw the biggest increase in the number of days spent on the market, according to data provided by Realtor.com.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
These are the top five metros where for-sale listings had the highest share of price cuts, according to Zillow.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Midwest and Northeast markets are still leading moderate growth, while many Sun Belt and Western metros see ongoing declines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
In many metros, property owners with hefty piles of home equity and no reason to relocate are still sitting it out, giving buyers few options.
From Barron's ● May 31, 2026
The numbers for the year through June 2025 indicate the effects of a big immigration slowdown, fewer people bailing on America’s tech epicenter, a modest Midwest rebound and the rising appeal for small southern metros.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
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