Home Prices Are Falling in 3 Texas Metros and Portland, Oregon as High Rates Cool Demand for the Former Hotspots
Nationwide, price drops are at their highest level since
Nationwide, prices rose 4.4% from a year earlier to an all-time high during the four weeks ending
Some listings are growing stale because high mortgage rates and housing costs are causing would-be buyers to back off. The weekly average mortgage rate rose back above 7% last week, pushing the median
“There’s no getting around the fact that it’s expensive to buy a home right now, but some people are having luck negotiating with sellers,” said
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Leading indicators
Indicators of homebuying demand and activity |
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Value (if applicable) |
Recent change |
Year-over-year change |
Source |
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Daily average 30-year fixed mortgage rate |
7.03% ( |
Up slightly from 6.99% 2 weeks earlier, but down from a 5-month high of 7.52% 5 weeks earlier |
Up from 6.95% |
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Weekly average 30-year fixed mortgage rate |
7.03% (week ending |
Up from 6.94% a week earlier, but down from 5-month high of 7.22% a month earlier |
Up from 6.79% |
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Mortgage-purchase applications (seasonally adjusted) |
Declined 4% from a week earlier (as of week ending |
Down 13% |
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Redfin Homebuyer Demand Index (seasonally adjusted) |
Essentially unchanged from a month earlier (as of week ending |
Down 13% |
Redfin Homebuyer Demand Index, a measure of requests for tours and other homebuying services from Redfin agents |
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Touring activity |
Up 23% from the start of the year (as of |
At this time last year, it was up 10% from the start of 2023 |
ShowingTime, a home touring technology company |
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Google searches for “home for sale” |
Unchanged from a month earlier (as of |
Down 18% |
Key housing-market data
Redfin’s national metrics include data from 400+ |
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Four weeks ending |
Year-over-year change |
Notes |
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Median sale price |
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4.4% |
All-time high |
Median asking price |
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5.9% |
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Median monthly mortgage payment |
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8.7% |
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Pending sales |
86,464 |
-3.8% |
Biggest decline in over 3 months |
New listings |
98,467 |
6.9% |
Smallest increase in over 4 months (with the exception of the 4 weeks ending |
Active listings |
923,747 |
15.8% |
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Months of supply |
3.2 |
+0.6 pts. |
4 to 5 months of supply is considered balanced, with a lower number indicating seller’s market conditions. |
Share of homes off market in two weeks |
43.4% |
Down from 48% |
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Median days on market |
32 |
+3 days |
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Share of homes sold above list price |
32% |
Down from 34% |
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Share of homes with a price drop |
6.4% |
+2 pts. |
Highest level since |
Average sale-to-list price ratio |
99.6% |
-0.2 pts. |
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Metro-level highlights: Four weeks ending
Redfin’s metro-level data includes the 50 most populous |
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Metros with biggest year-over-year increases |
Metros with biggest year-over-year decreases |
Notes |
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Median sale price |
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Decreased in 4 metros |
Pending sales |
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Increased in 14 metros |
New listings |
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Decreased in 10 metros |
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