{"id":83682,"date":"2026-01-26T05:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T13:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/?p=83682"},"modified":"2026-02-06T12:39:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T20:39:02","slug":"home-purchase-cancellations-december-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/home-purchase-cancellations-december-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Homebuyers Are Canceling Deals at the Highest Rate on Record"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over 40,000 U.S. home-purchase agreements were canceled in December, equal to 16.3% of homes that went under contract that month\u2014the highest December percentage in records dating back to 2017<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cancellations were highest in Atlanta (22.5%), Jacksonville (20.6%) and San Antonio (20.6%)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cancellations were lowest in Nassau County (3.8%), San Francisco (4.2%) and San Jose (8.9%)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Roughly 40,000 U.S. home-purchase agreements were canceled in December, equal to 16.3% of homes that went under contract that month. That\u2019s up from 14.9% a year earlier and marks the highest December rate in records dating back to 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"datawrapper-vis-RYqGS\" style=\"min-height: 423px;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" defer src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/RYqGS\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\" data-target=\"#datawrapper-vis-RYqGS\"><\/script><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/RYqGS\/full.png\" alt=\"Home-Purchase Cancellations Are at a Record High (Line chart)\" \/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is based on a Redfin analysis of MLS pending-sales data. The data is seasonal, which is why we compare this December to past Decembers. Please note that homes that fell out of contract during a given month didn\u2019t necessarily go under contract the same month. For example, a home that fell out of contract in December could have gone under contract in November.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHigh housing costs and rising inventory have made homebuyers more selective,\u201d said <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/author\/chen-zhao\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chen Zhao<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, head of economics research at Redfin. \u201cHome sellers <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/buyers-vs-sellers-december-2025\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">outnumber<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> buyers by a record margin, meaning the buyers who <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the market have options and may walk away if they believe they can find a better or more affordable home.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buyers frequently back out of deals using the inspection contingency; they may cancel their purchase because a structural issue came up during the inspection, even if their primary reason for canceling is that they realized the mortgage payments are too expensive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The good news for buyers is mortgage payments have <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">declined<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> recently thanks to a drop in mortgage rates, and price growth is also easing. Redfin economists expect affordability to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/housing-market-predictions-2026\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">gently improve<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in 2026 as wages rise faster than housing costs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Atlanta has the Highest Rate of Purchase Cancellations in the Nation<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over one in five (22.5%) pending home sales in Atlanta fell through in December\u2014up from 19.6% in November and the highest share among the metros Redfin analyzed. Jacksonville, FL (20.6%), San Antonio (20.6%), Cleveland (20.2%) and Tampa (19.4%) rounded out the top five.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Redfin analyzed the 50 most populous metro areas and included in this analysis the 47 with sufficient data.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Atlanta first led the nation in cancellations in November and has quickly become a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/buyers-vs-sellers-december-2025\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">strong buyer\u2019s market<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with sellers now outnumbering buyers by over 80%.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cancellations were least common in Nassau County, NY (3.8%), San Francisco (4.2%), San Jose, CA (8.9%) and New York (10.5%).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Cancellations Climbed the Most in the Bay Area, but Are Still Uncommon<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">San Jose, CA saw the largest annual increase in home purchase cancellations among the metros Redfin analyzed, rising 6.8 ppts to 8.9% in December. It was followed by Oakland, CA (6.3 ppts to 11.3%), Sacramento, CA (4.7 ppts to 17.9%), Atlanta (4.4 ppts to 22.5%) and Las Vegas (3.5 ppts to 19%).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Bay Area has been on a rollercoaster ride since the pandemic, seeing a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/housing-markets-cooling-fastest-bay-area-2022\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">major cooldown<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in 2022 before becoming one of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/bay-area-san-francisco-home-sales\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hottest<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> markets in the nation to close out 2025. Now, it\u2019s in more balanced territory.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBuyers have options and aren\u2019t shy about negotiating to find the right home,\u201d said <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/real-estate-agents\/alison-williams\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alison Williams<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/premier\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Redfin Premier<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> real estate agent in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/16409\/CA\/Sacramento\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sacramento, CA<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u201cCost is a major barrier right now, so if the seller hasn&#8217;t fixed maintenance issues or the home is priced too high, the buyer may back out.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contract cancellations decreased the most in Detroit (-8 ppts), Warren, MI (-2.8 ppts), Pittsburgh (-2.3 ppts), Los Angeles (-1.1 ppts) and Nassau County, NY (-0.7 ppts).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Metro-Level Summary: December 2025<\/b><\/h3>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-511\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-511\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">U.S. metro area<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">December 2025: Pending sales that fell out of contract, as % of overall pending sales<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">December 2024: Pending sales that fell out of contract, as % of overall sales<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/517\/CA\/Anaheim\">Anaheim, CA<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">14.0%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">13.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/30756\/GA\/Atlanta\">Atlanta, GA<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">22.5%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">18.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/30818\/TX\/Austin\">Austin, TX<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">15.0%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">11.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/1073\/MD\/Baltimore\">Baltimore, MD<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">16.6%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">14.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/1826\/MA\/Boston\">Boston, MA<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">12.2 %<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">11.7 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/29470\/IL\/Chicago\">Chicago, IL<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">17.2%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">16.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/3879\/OH\/Cincinnati\">Cincinnati, OH<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">13.8%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">13.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/4145\/OH\/Cleveland\">Cleveland, OH<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">20.2%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">19.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/4664\/OH\/Columbus\">Columbus, OH<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">18.7 %<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">16.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/30794\/TX\/Dallas\">Dallas, TX<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">18.1%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">16.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/5155\/CO\/Denver\">Denver, CO<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">17.8%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">15.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/5665\/MI\/Detroit\">Detroit, MI<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">16.2%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">24.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/6173\/FL\/Fort-Lauderdale\">Fort Lauderdale, FL<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">18.0%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">16.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/30827\/TX\/Fort-Worth\">Fort Worth, TX<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">18.9%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">18.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-16\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/8903\/TX\/Houston\">Houston, TX<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">17.3%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">16.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-17\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/9170\/IN\/Indianapolis\">Indianapolis, IN<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">17.2%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">17.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-18\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/8907\/FL\/Jacksonville\">Jacksonville, FL\\<\/a\\><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">20.6%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">17.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-19\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/10201\/NV\/Las-Vegas\">Las Vegas, NV<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">19.0%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">15.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-20\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/11203\/CA\/Los-Angeles\">Los Angeles, CA\\<\/a\\><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">14.7%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">15.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-21\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/11458\/FL\/Miami\">Miami, FL\\<\/a\\><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">17.2%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">14.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-22\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/35759\/WI\/Milwaukee\">Milwaukee, WI\\<\/a\\><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">11.4%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">11.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-23\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/10943\/MN\/Minneapolis\">Minneapolis, MN\\<\/a\\><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">12.4 %<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">10.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-24\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/county\/2406\/PA\/Montgomery-County\">Montgomery County, PA<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">10.5%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">9.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-25\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/13415\/TN\/Nashville\">Nashville, TN<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">16.0%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">14.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-26\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/county\/1974\/NY\/Nassau-County\">Nassau County, NY<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3.8 %<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">4.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-27\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/13201\/NJ\/New-Brunswick\">New Brunswick, NJ<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">13.4%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">11.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-28\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/30749\/NY\/New-York\">New York, NY<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">10.5%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">8.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-29\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/13136\/NJ\/Newark\">Newark, NJ<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">11.1%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">9.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-30\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/13654\/CA\/Oakland\">Oakland, CA<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">11.7%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">5.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-31\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/13655\/FL\/Orlando\">Orlando, FL<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">19.3%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">19.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-32\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/15502\/PA\/Philadelphia\">Philadelphia, PA<\/a<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">13.6%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">12.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-33\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/14240\/AZ\/Phoenix\">Phoenix, AZ<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">18.8%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">18.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-34\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/15702\/PA\/Pittsburgh\">Pittsburgh, PA<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">16.0%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">18.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-35\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/30772\/OR\/Portland\">Portland, OR<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">17.8%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">14.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-36\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/15272\/RI\/Providence\">Providence, RI<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">13.4%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">11.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-37\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/15935\/CA\/Riverside\">Riverside, CA<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">19.2%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">17.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-38\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/16409\/CA\/Sacramento\">Sacramento, CA<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">17.9%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">13.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-39\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/16657\/TX\/San-Antonio\">San Antonio, TX<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">20.6%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">19.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-40\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/16904\/CA\/San-Diego\">San Diego, CA<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">15.2%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">13.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-41\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/17151\/CA\/San-Francisco\">San Francisco, CA<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">4.2%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-42\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/17420\/CA\/San-Jose\">San Jose, CA<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">8.9%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-43\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/16163\/WA\/Seattle\">Seattle, WA<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">12.9%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">12.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-44\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/18142\/FL\/Tampa\">Tampa, FL<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">19.4%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">18.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-45\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/20418\/VA\/Virginia-Beach\">Virginia Beach, VA<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">16.5%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">13.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-46\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/20734\/MI\/Warren\">Warren, MI<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">14.1%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">16.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-47\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/12839\/DC\/Washington-DC\">Washington, DC<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">14.1%<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">13.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-48\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/19373\/FL\/West-Palm-Beach\">West Palm Beach, FL<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">13.6%<\/td><td 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