Residence Costs Are Falling in 3 Texas Metros and Portland, Oregon as Excessive Charges Cool Demand for the Former Hotspots
Prices are down 3% in Austin, TX, more than any other metro, as near-record housing costs push homebuyers away. Nationwide, price drops are at their highest level since November 2022, suggesting more metros may soon see sale prices decline.
Home-sale prices are declining year over year in four major U.S. metros, three of them in Texas: Austin (-2.9%), San Antonio (-1.2%), Fort Worth (-1.2%) and Portland, OR (-0.9%). The last time prices fell in four or more metros was in January.
Nationwide, prices rose 4.4% from a year earlier to an all-time high during the four weeks ending June 2. But there are early indicators that national price growth could soften soon: 6.4% of U.S. home sellers cut their asking price, on average, the highest share since November 2022. And the typical active listing has been on the market for 46 days, up 2.3% year over year–the biggest increase in nine months, suggesting home listings are growing stale faster than they were a year ago.
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 U.S. monthly housing payment to a near-record-high of $2,838. (It’s worth noting that daily average rates are declining this week after U.S. job openings fell to their lowest level in more than three years.) Pending home sales fell 3.8% year over year, the biggest decline in three months, and mortgage-purchase applications declined 4% week over week.
Inventory is losing momentum, too, which is another reason sales are falling. New listings posted one of their smallest year-over-year increases (6.9%) since February, with high mortgage rates discouraging homeowners from selling because it would mean giving up their low rate and trying to offload their home in a relatively slow market.
“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 Bonnie Phillips, a Redfin Premier agent in Cleveland. “I’ve seen buyers get a home under asking price when it has been on the market for a few weeks. That’s especially true when their agent presents market data that supports a lower market value, like comps of similar homes nearby that have sold for less, or fewer than usual online views or tours. Other buyers are finding creative ways to afford a home, like buying a duplex, living in one unit and renting out the other.”
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Leading indicators
| Indicators of homebuying demand and activity | ||||
| Value (if applicable) | Recent change | Year-over-year change | Source | |
| Daily average 30-year fixed mortgage rate | 7.03% (June 5) | 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% | Mortgage News Daily |
| Weekly average 30-year fixed mortgage rate | 7.03% (week ending May 30) | Up from 6.94% a week earlier, but down from 5-month high of 7.22% a month earlier | Up from 6.79% | Freddie Mac |
| Mortgage-purchase applications (seasonally adjusted) | Declined 4% from a week earlier (as of week ending May 31) | Down 13% | Mortgage Bankers Association | |
| Redfin Homebuyer Demand Index (seasonally adjusted) | Essentially unchanged from a month earlier (as of week ending June 2) | Down 13% | Redfin Homebuyer Demand Index, a measure of requests for tours and other homebuying services from Redfin agents | |
| Touring activity | Up 23% from the start of the year (as of June 2) | At this time last year, it was up 10% from the start of 2023 | ShowingTime, a home touring technology company | |
| Google searches for “home for sale” | Unchanged from a month earlier (as of June 3) | Down 18% | Google Trends | |
Key housing-market data
| U.S. highlights: Four weeks ending June 2, 2024
Redfin’s national metrics include data from 400+ U.S. metro areas, and is based on homes listed and/or sold during the period. Weekly housing-market data goes back through 2015. Subject to revision. |
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| Four weeks ending June 2, 2024 | Year-over-year change | Notes | |
| Median sale price | $392,200 | 4.4% | All-time high |
| Median asking price | $417,274 | 5.9% | |
| Median monthly mortgage payment | $2,836 at a 7.03% mortgage rate | 8.7% | $26 below all-time high set during the 4 weeks ending April 28 |
| 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 May 5) |
| Active listings | 923,747 | 15.8% | |
| 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% | |
| Median days on market | 32 | +3 days | |
| Share of homes sold above list price | 32% | Down from 34% | |
| Share of homes with a price drop | 6.4% | +2 pts. | Highest level since Nov. 2022 |
| Average sale-to-list price ratio | 99.6% | -0.2 pts. | |
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Metro-level highlights: Four weeks ending June 2, 2024 Redfin’s metro-level data includes the 50 most populous U.S. metros. Select metros may be excluded from time to time to ensure data accuracy. |
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| Metros with biggest year-over-year increases | Metros with biggest year-over-year decreases | Notes | |
| Median sale price | Anaheim, CA (17.3%)
Nassau County, NY (15.8%) Newark, NJ (13.9%) Cleveland, OH (13.9%) Oakland, CA (13.8%) |
Austin, TX (-2.9%)
San Antonio (-1.2%) Fort Worth, TX (-1.2%) Portland, OR (-0.9%) |
Decreased in 4 metros |
| Pending sales | San Jose, CA (10.5%)
Anaheim, CA (7.1%) Columbus, OH (7%) San Diego (6.7%) San Francisco (4.1%) |
Houston (-15.5%)
West Palm Beach, FL (-14.6%) Atlanta (-13.9%) Fort Lauderdale, FL (-12%) Virginia Beach, VA (-11.3%) |
Increased in 14 metros |
| New listings | San Jose, CA (39.8%)
Phoenix (22.4%) San Diego (21.2%) Denver (18.4%) Las Vegas (18%) |
Atlanta (-9.3%)
Chicago (-5.5%) Minneapolis (-3.6%) Newark, NJ (-3.2%) Portland, OR (-2.7%) |
Decreased in 10 metros |
Refer to our metrics definition page for explanations of all the metrics used in this report.
