This is why there is literally “no bid” in housing unless you are wealthy and paying cash. https://t.co/p538tx6F5H
— QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) October 23, 2025
Sellers Are Getting Ghosted: 15% of Homebuying Contracts Were Canceled in September
Housing costs are frightful and economic jitters are in the air, leading some buyers to leave sellers in the lurch.
Just over 53,000 home-purchase agreements nationwide were canceled in September, equal to 15% of homes that went under contract that month. That’s up from 13.6% a year earlier.
15% of Homebuyers Ghost Sellers Before Closing
Pending U.S. home sales that fall out of contract, as % of all pending sales
https://www.redfin.com/news/contract-cancellations-september-2025/