The great housing freeze: just 28 of every 1,000 homes sold this year, the lowest turnover in 30 years. The national median days on market for listings rose to 63 days in October

The US housing market is frozen:

Only 28 out of every 1,000 homes, or 2.8%, changed hands in the first 9 months of 2025, the least in at least 30 years.

The turnover rate has declined -38% since the 2021 peak, when 44 out of every 1,000 homes were sold.

By comparison, the rate stood at 40 per 1,000, or 44% higher, in 2019 before the 2020 pandemic.

The market is frozen due to a rate lock-in effect, where over 70% of homeowners hold mortgages with rates below 5%.

These owners refuse to sell into a 6%+ rate environment, while elevated home prices and borrowing costs have pushed potential buyers to the sidelines.

The housing market has stalled.

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MEDDAYONMARUS

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