New home sales fell 13.7% in May, showing that the housing market is in a freeze. Redfin said this month that unsold inventory is at a record high.

Experts were expecting a rebound in the US housing market in 2025. ... the U.S. housing market is in a bit ... "But we don't anticipate a larger price decline because many sellers will sit on the ...

Economists were hoping for a 2025 turnaround in the housing market, and home buyers could still get some relief if mortgage rates turn lower later this year.

Data from Realtor.com shows that delistings outpaced inventory gains in May. While inventory has climbed across the US, prices remain elevated.

Analysts believe a modest drop in mortgage rates could prove to be a "magic bullet" for the U.S. housing market.

Industry experts do not expect it to. Housing economists point to five main reasons that the market will not crash anytime soon: low inventory, lack of new-construction housing, large amounts of new buyers, strict lending standards/high credit scores and fewer foreclosures.

For example, the Direxion Daily Real Estate Bear 3X ETF tries to triple the daily opposite return of a real estate index. These can be high risk, though, because small moves in the market can lead ...