by Calculated Risk on 4/17/2025 01:05:00 PM
What this means: On a weekly basis, Realtor.com reports the year-over-year change in active inventory and new listings. On a monthly basis, they report total inventory. For March, Realtor.com reported inventory was up 28.5% YoY, but still down 20.2% compared to the 2017 to 2019 same month levels.
Realtor.com has monthly and weekly data on the existing home market. Here is their weekly report: Weekly Housing Trends View—Data for Week Ending April 12, 2025
• Active inventory climbed 31.2% from a year ago
The number of homes actively for sale remains significantly higher than last year, continuing a 75-week streak of annual gains.
• ew listings—a measure of sellers putting homes up for sale—increased 12.8%
New listings were up 12.8% compared with this time last year, marking the 14th straight week of annual growth.
• The median list price was flat year over year
The national median list price was flat compared with a year ago, aligning with the recent trend of flat or falling prices after last week’s slight uptick. In particular, recent economic uncertainty and concerns around job security could keep buyers on the sidelines, potentially applying downward pressure on prices.
Here is a graph of the year-over-year change in inventory according to realtor.com.
Inventory was up year-over-year for the 75th consecutive week.
New listings have increased but remain below typical pre-pandemic levels.
Median list prices are mostly unchanged year-over-year.
