The National Association of Realtors expects lower mortgage rates and rising inventory to boost sales by 14 percent next year.

Rick Palacios Jr., director of research at John Burns Research and Consulting, summed up the 2025 market with one word: “underwhelming.” Most analysts expect sales of existing homes to pick up in 2026. Fairweather is predicting a yearslong “ housing reset ” will begin next year, with gradually improving affordability.

It has been a difficult time for companies in the housing sector as buying costs have remained high and home sales slow.

The bipartisan bill, approved by the Senate Banking Committee in a unanimous 24-0 vote in July and passed by the Senate in October, contained directions to increase the country’s housing inventory, encourage construction, boost affordability, and increase oversight and efficiency of federal regulators and housing programs.

In November 2024, there were 196,885 more U.S. homes for sale than in November 2023. In November 2025, there were 120,003 more U.S. homes for sale than in November 2024.

For 12 days this month, the Taylor Housing Commission will open a waiting list for the popular, yet limited, housing choice voucher program.

The Housing for the 21st Century Act advances in the House. The bill aims to boost housing supply and modernize federal housing programs.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development is investigating whether the city’s focus on affordable housing for people of color violated federal law.