Housing

The 10 Big Cities with the Biggest Price Declines of Single-Family Homes from their Peaks through April: -7% to -21%

by Wolf Richter • May 26, 2025 • 62 Comments

Austin, Oakland, New Orleans, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Phoenix, Portland, Denver, Fort Worth, San Antonio.

Inventory of New Houses for Sale at 500,000, Most since 2007, Driven by the South & West. Prices Zigzag Lower, Sales Rise

by Wolf Richter • May 23, 2025 • 34 Comments

As homebuilders got aggressive with mortgage-rate buydowns, incentives & lower prices, sales held up, unlike sales of existing homes, which collapsed.

Spring Selling Season Fizzles, Worst April for Home Sales since 2009, Supply Surges to Highest since 2016, YoY Price Gains Fade

by Wolf Richter • May 22, 2025 • 121 Comments

Epic demand destruction has ensued after prices spiked by 50% in three years. And now supply is piling up.

As Tech Jobs Plunge in San Francisco & Silicon Valley, Housing Reacts: Condo Prices Drop Back to 2015, Single-Family Home Prices Back to 2018

by Wolf Richter • May 21, 2025 • 94 Comments

The massive 10-year home-price spike to 2022 was more than the economy could bear and did a lot of damage, including to employment, as we can see.

The Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in America, April 2025: The Price Drops & Gains in 33 of the Largest Housing Markets

by Wolf Richter • May 18, 2025 • 82 Comments

National year-over-year price gain shrinks to 0.7%. Now 18 of 33 metros have YoY price drops: San Diego, Austin, Tampa, Miami, San Francisco, San Antonio, Dallas, Phoenix, Orlando, Atlanta, Denver, Raleigh, Houston, Birmingham…

Here Come the HELOCs: Mortgages, Housing-Debt-to-Income-Ratio, Serious Delinquencies, and Foreclosures in Q1 2025

by Wolf Richter • May 14, 2025 • 61 Comments

Who’s on the hook this time? Mostly not the banks, but taxpayers, except for HELOCs.

Housing Bubble & Bust #1 and #2 as Seen through Employment at Mortgage Lenders: They Shed Jobs Again, 38% Gone

by Wolf Richter • May 12, 2025 • 69 Comments

Nonbank mortgage lenders and loan brokers react quickly to demand, which has collapsed.

California Inventory of Homes for Sale Suddenly Piles Up: +51% Year-over-Year, to Highest April in Years

by Wolf Richter • May 5, 2025 • 87 Comments

Active listings in San Diego +70% yoy, Los Angeles +50%, San Jose & Silicon Valley +67%; San Francisco metro +43% (highest April since at least 2016)

Unsold Inventory of Homes for Sale in Florida Pile up Further in April. Some Metros Start Seeing Gluts, Miami Still Lags a Little

by Wolf Richter • May 3, 2025 • 94 Comments

Active Listings compared to April 2019: Jacksonville +23%, North Port-Sarasota +29%, Tampa +31%, Orlando +40%, Cape Coral-Fort Myers +42%, Lakeland-Winter Haven +71%.

Sales of Existing Homes Drop to Worst March since 2009. West, South, Midwest, Northeast All Get Crushed. Supply Surges to Highest since 2016

by Wolf Richter • Apr 24, 2025 • 113 Comments

The 3-year 50% price explosion caused epic demand destruction. Prices way too high. But mortgage rates back in the historically normal range above 6%.

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