Summer 2025 Was the Strongest Buyer’s Market in Records Dating Back Over a Decade
There were an estimated 506,000 more home sellers than buyers in August, meaning buyers held the negotiating power. But the tables could turn if falling
Asad Khan studies housing market trends and the forces behind them as a senior economist at Redfin. Previously, he was an economic consultant at Analysis Group where he worked on antitrust and valuation matters. Asad taught urban economics as a Research Fellow at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and earned a PhD in economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research has focused on the economics of city structure and zoning policy.
There were an estimated 506,000 more home sellers than buyers in August, meaning buyers held the negotiating power. But the tables could turn if falling
The typical New York household impacted by the raised SALT cap will save $7,092 annually—the most of any state. 86% of Massachusetts homeowner households could
San Francisco is the only major U.S. metro area where housing costs have returned to “normal”—and Bay Area neighbors Oakland and San Jose are not
This year, the U.S. housing market has been described as “a nightmare,” “very unusual” and “alarming,” along with expletives we can’t write here. And with
There are an estimated 1.43 million homebuyers in the U.S. housing market—the lowest level in records dating back to 2013 aside from the start of
Redfin publishes estimates on the number of homebuyers and sellers active in the U.S. housing market via reports on our news site and a dashboard
There were an estimated 506,000 more home sellers than buyers in August, meaning buyers held the negotiating power. But the tables could turn if falling
The typical New York household impacted by the raised SALT cap will save $7,092 annually—the most of any state. 86% of Massachusetts homeowner households could
San Francisco is the only major U.S. metro area where housing costs have returned to “normal”—and Bay Area neighbors Oakland and San Jose are not
This year, the U.S. housing market has been described as “a nightmare,” “very unusual” and “alarming,” along with expletives we can’t write here. And with
There are an estimated 1.43 million homebuyers in the U.S. housing market—the lowest level in records dating back to 2013 aside from the start of
Redfin publishes estimates on the number of homebuyers and sellers active in the U.S. housing market via reports on our news site and a dashboard