Research by Lomond has revealed that eight of the top 20 busiest housing markets in the UK are located in Scotland, while Birmingham ranks as the busiest south of the border.
The analysis focused on transactional volumes, measuring which areas have the highest activity based on the average number of properties sold monthly.
An average of 40,269 homes are sold each month across Britain.
Scotland leads with an average of 7,261 homes sold monthly, accounting for 18% of the national total.
Glasgow was top, with an average of 899 properties changing hands each month, followed by Edinburgh at 837 and Fife with 525 homes sold monthly.
Other notable Scottish areas in the top 20 include South Lanarkshire (6th), Falkirk (10th), Aberdeen (11th), Renfrewshire (12th), and North Lanarkshire (16th).
Outside Scotland, Birmingham ranked first, with 499 homes sold on average monthly, making it the fourth busiest market in Britain.
Leeds followed closely with 491 homes sold, while County Durham, Cornwall, and Leicester also appear in the top 10.
David J Alexander, Scotland CEO at Lomond, said: “The Scottish housing market continues to defy expectations.
“Not only do prices keep rising, but volumes also remain remarkably high. Normally a greater supply of homes reduces demand resulting in falling prices.
“In Scotland at the moment this is not the case.
“What is clear is that there is no single answer to why this is happening but there are definitely parts of the Scottish market which are hot and attracting many more buyers than there are properties.
“For example, Edinburgh benefits from local buyers, from those across Scotland, throughout the UK, and internationally.
“Its status as a global destination has never been greater and this is why, despite very high levels of housing supply, demand is even greater resulting in prices continuing to rise.
“Glasgow also remains an enormously popular city with buyers resulting in higher prices.”
He added: “The usual situation for the housing market is to have a steady flow of properties for sale resulting in a moderate annual increase in prices over the long term.
“Clearly the Scottish market is outperforming this with demand and sales both increasing.
“Whether this is sustainable in the long term is open to question but at present this is a market that is doing extremely well and this is to be welcomed.”
