US Government Struggles to Keep a Lid on 10-Year Treasury Yield and Mortgage Rates by Wolf Richter • Jan 25, 2026 • 93 Comments The “rate check” on Friday to put a floor under the yen was the latest step.
Pending Home Sales Plunge across the US. Midwest Sees Worst Sales on Record, Northeast 2nd Worst by Wolf Richter • Jan 21, 2026 • 134 Comments For the US overall, worst sales for any December on record. The housing market took a bad turn, from already low levels.
Condo Prices Now Below 2005-2007 Housing Bubble Peaks in 8 Cities, including Oakland, Chicago, and 2 Cities in Florida by Wolf Richter • Jan 16, 2026 • 28 Comments Condos are subject to huge booms and busts. But these cities are more special than others, so to speak.
The Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in Canada, Dec 2025: Single-Family & Condo Prices Hit Multi-Year Lows in Toronto, Spike in Montreal, Quebec by Wolf Richter • Jan 15, 2026 • 10 Comments In between: Vancouver, Victoria, Hamilton-Burlington, Calgary, Ottawa, Halifax, Edmonton, Winnipeg.
Sales of Existing Homes in 2025 Drop to Lowest since 1995, Sellers Massively Yank Listings off the Market, Waiting for Spring by Wolf Richter • Jan 14, 2026 • 69 Comments Single-family home sales edged up in 2025, condo sales dropped further.
“Locked-in” Homeowners Nevertheless Pay Off Below-4% Mortgages: their Share Drops to Lowest since Q4 2020 by Wolf Richter • Jan 3, 2026 • 109 Comments Slowly unwinding a phenomenon that wrecked the housing market.
Asking Rents in 33 Bigger Cities: Where they Spike, Rise more Slowly, or Fall. US Rents for Single-Family Homes Surge, Pull Further away from Multifamily by Wolf Richter • Dec 30, 2025 • 53 Comments Rents spiked in San Francisco, Chicago, NY City, Rochester, Kansas City… rose more slowly in others… fell in Austin, Denver, San Antonio, Phoenix…
Oh Deary, Condo Prices Already Dropped by 12% to 30% in these 28 Bigger Markets by Wolf Richter • Dec 20, 2025 • 55 Comments Across the US, after a mindboggling Condo Bubble, from Manhattan (-19%) to Oakland (-29%), from Cape Coral (-30%) to Seattle (-14%).
Single-Family Home Prices Barely up YoY, Condo Prices Fall, Highest Supply for Nov in Years, Sales at Housing Bust Levels by Wolf Richter • Dec 19, 2025 • 95 Comments The beginning of the 4th year of demand destruction in the resale market after the price explosion from mid-2020 to mid-2022.
Lennar Further Cuts Average Sales Price of New Homes, to Lowest since 2017, -25% from Peak: That’s what this Housing Market Needs by Wolf Richter • Dec 17, 2025 • 65 Comments Lower prices & lots of new supply. Deliveries & backlog rose. Profit margins, profits, & shares plunged.
