Housing

30-Year Treasury Yield Stuck Near 5% on Inflation Fears, but 6-Month Yield Drops, Sees Rate Cuts, Long End of Yield Curve Steepens a Lot, Mortgage Rates still over 6.5%

by Wolf Richter • Aug 30, 2025 • 109 Comments

The bond market’s reaction to cocktail of inflation fears, potentially lax Fed, and Mississippi River of new debt flowing into the market.

Buyers Strike: Pending Home Sales Drop Further, Plunge in Midwest, Near Record Lows in All Regions, as Supply Balloons

by Wolf Richter • Aug 28, 2025 • 86 Comments

And to top it off: cancellations of pending sales rose to a record rate in July.

Still Waiting for Lower Prices, Higher Incomes, Lower Rates: Mortgage Rates Tick Up, Demand in Deep Freeze, Supply Surges

by Wolf Richter • Aug 27, 2025 • 64 Comments

This buyers’ strike, which started in mid-2022, completes its third year.

New Single-Family Home Prices Drop Further as Inventory Glut Grows. In the South, Inventory for Sale Hits New Record

by Wolf Richter • Aug 25, 2025 • 94 Comments

Homebuilder Lennar’s average selling price has dropped by 19.5% from the peak three years ago.

The 12 Bigger Cities with the Biggest Price Declines of Single-Family Homes (-10% to -23%) through July

by Wolf Richter • Aug 23, 2025 • 47 Comments

Oakland, Austin, New Orleans, Cape Coral, San Francisco, Birmingham, Washington DC, Fort Myers, Denver, Portland, Phoenix, and Sarasota.

Sales of Existing Single-Family Homes Crushed, Supply Highest since 2016. Condo Sales Near Low in the Data, Supply Highest since Housing Bust. Prices Begin to Bend

by Wolf Richter • Aug 21, 2025 • 98 Comments

Prices of condos drop year-over-year, single-family price growth “near zero.” West & South take serious hits.

Condo Prices Already Dropped by 12%-26% in 21 Bigger Cities through July. Condo Bust Takes Shape

by Wolf Richter • Aug 20, 2025 • 94 Comments

Oakland, Austin, San Francisco, Denver, Tampa, Seattle, New York City, Saint Petersburg, Fort Myers, Sarasota, Boise, Jacksonville, Detroit, New Orleans, Portland, Arlington, Naples, Mesa, Aurora, Reno, Scottsdale.

The Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in America, July 2025: The Price Drops & Gains in 33 Large Expensive Metros

by Wolf Richter • Aug 18, 2025 • 105 Comments

Home prices fell YoY in 20 of our 33 metros: Tampa, Austin, Miami, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, San Antonio, Dallas, Phoenix, Orlando, Atlanta, Denver, Raleigh, Houston, Seattle… Some still up YoY: Boston, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia…

Inventory of Homes for Sale in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Boston, Nashville, Atlanta, Washington DC, Columbus, Detroit, Minneapolis

by Wolf Richter • Aug 13, 2025 • 68 Comments

Each market dances to a different drummer. But in some metros, the drummer hasn’t gotten out of bed yet.

Average Age of First-Time Home Buyers and How it Changed over the Past 25 Years

by Wolf Richter • Aug 11, 2025 • 104 Comments

Turns out, younger people live their lives, and have always done so.

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