As Life Happens, “Locked-in” Homeowners Pay Off Below-4% Mortgages: Share Drops to 54%, Lowest since Q4 2020 by Wolf Richter • Apr 1, 2025 • 41 Comments Conversely, the share of 6%-plus mortgages outstanding surges to the highest since 2016.
In the South & West, Pending Sales of Existing Homes Mark Worst February in the Data, as Inventories in Florida, Texas, California Surge by Wolf Richter • Mar 27, 2025 • 52 Comments Frozen sales meet ballooning inventories.
Home Buyers Still on Strike, Waiting for Lower Prices, Lower Rates, and Higher Incomes by Wolf Richter • Mar 26, 2025 • 107 Comments Demand for mortgages to purchase a home has plunged by nearly double the rate of sales of existing homes.
In the West, Inventory of New Houses for Sale Jumps to Highest since 2007. In the South, it’s Bigger than During Housing Bust by Wolf Richter • Mar 25, 2025 • 87 Comments Bring on the supply of new houses! Prices drop, as homebuilders try to sell the inventory, but are still far too high.
Where Condos Already Came Unglued: 10 Big Cities with Price Drops from 10% to 22% from Peak by Wolf Richter • Mar 21, 2025 • 80 Comments Austin, Oakland, San Francisco, Detroit, New Orleans, Jacksonville, Denver, Portland, Seattle, Mesa. Tampa is almost there, as are other markets.
Buyers Strike Not Letting Up: Sales of Existing Homes Have Worst February since 2009, as Inventory Surges by Wolf Richter • Mar 20, 2025 • 85 Comments Too-high prices trigger demand destruction, market freezes.
The Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in America, Feb 2025: The Price Drops & Gains of 33 Largest Costliest Housing Markets by Wolf Richter • Mar 17, 2025 • 114 Comments Below 2022 highs: Austin, San Francisco, Phoenix, San Antonio, Denver, Sacramento, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Portland, Salt Lake, Seattle, Tampa, Raleigh, Houston, Atlanta, Charlotte, Nashville, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, Orlando…
In the South, Pending Home Sales Plunge to Record Low, just as Inventories in Florida & Texas Balloon. Push US Pending Sales to Record Low by Wolf Richter • Feb 27, 2025 • 168 Comments In the West, Midwest, and Northeast, sales hobbled along near record-lows. Housing demand got shot in January. Prices are way too high.
Inventory of New Houses for Sale Highest since 2007. Builders Push Mortgage-Rate Buydowns, Price Cuts, and Incentives by Wolf Richter • Feb 26, 2025 • 46 Comments What homebuilder Taylor Morrison said about the costs of mortgage-rate buydowns v. actual price cuts.
Buyers Strike Crushes Green Shoots of Demand for Existing Homes, amid Surging Supply, Active Listings & Days on Market by Wolf Richter • Feb 21, 2025 • 86 Comments Demand destruction because prices are too high after the 50% price explosion during the pandemic.
