Housing

Exit from the “Lock-in” Effect Slowed in Q1 as Home Sales Deteriorated Further and Supply Spiked

by Wolf Richter • Jun 30, 2025 • 83 Comments

By the time they finally wanted to sell their home, it wasn’t easy anymore because demand had plunged, and fewer of those mortgages got paid off.

The Historically Wide Spread between the 10-Year Treasury Yield and Mortgage Rates Widened Again: Some Thoughts

by Wolf Richter • Jun 28, 2025 • 137 Comments

Mortgage rates, QT, yield spreads, inflation, and a bond market that is not to be trifled with.

Inventory of New Single-Family Homes for Sale Highest since 2007, amid Record Pile-up in the South, as Sales Drop: Homebuilders Face a Tough Market

by Wolf Richter • Jun 25, 2025 • 80 Comments

Lennar’s average sales price drops to lowest since Q2 2020, gives up entire 2020-2022 price explosion. Homeowners wanting to sell have no idea what they’re up against.

Condo Sales Drop to Lowest in the Data, Supply Highest since Housing Bust. Single-Family Home Sales Below 1995, Supply Highest since 2016

by Wolf Richter • Jun 23, 2025 • 151 Comments

Demand destruction on an epic scale, after the price explosion. And inventories are piling up.

The 10 Big Cities with the Biggest Price Declines of Single-Family Homes (-8% to -22%) from Peak through May

by Wolf Richter • Jun 22, 2025 • 57 Comments

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

The Condo Bust Is Here: Prices Dropped Already 10% to 23% in 20 Bigger Cities, Unravel the Most Splendid Condo Bubble Ever

by Wolf Richter • Jun 19, 2025 • 94 Comments

Oakland, Austin, St. Petersburg, Fort Myers, San Francisco, Boise, Jacksonville, Detroit, New Orleans, Arlington, Tampa, Reno, Seattle, Denver, Mesa, Chandler, Portland, Aurora, Phoenix, San Antonio.

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

by Wolf Richter • Jun 16, 2025 • 73 Comments

US year-over-year home-price gain shrinks to 0.4%. Prices drop YoY in 18 of the 33 metros: San Diego, Austin, Tampa, Miami, San Francisco, San Antonio, Dallas, Phoenix, Orlando, Atlanta, Denver, Raleigh, Houston, Seattle…

Inventory of Homes for Sale in the Biggest Florida Metros Piles Up to Highest in Years as Demand Has Withered

by Wolf Richter • Jun 10, 2025 • 63 Comments

Active Listings versus 2019: Tampa +40%, Orlando +42%, Jacksonville +25%, Cape Coral-Fort Myers +36%, North Port-Sarasota +36%, Lakeland +80%. Miami a little behind: +5%.

Inventory of Homes for Sale in Biggest California Markets Suddenly Piles Up to Highest in Years: Demand Has Collapsed

by Wolf Richter • Jun 6, 2025 • 169 Comments

Listings YoY: San Diego +66%, Los Angeles +47%, Orange County +79%, Riverside-San Bernadino +51%, San Jose & Silicon Valley +56%; San Francisco metro +40%, Sacramento +55%, Fresno +42%.

Demand in the Housing Market Just Got Even Worse, as Supply Piles Up

by Wolf Richter • Jun 4, 2025 • 147 Comments

Waiting for lower prices, higher incomes, and lower rates.

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