Reports On Housing

📊 September 2026 Listing Totals Across California

Listing activity remains below last year’s level in both regions, but each is still running ahead of 2024 and 2023:

🌴 Southern California: 168,449 homes have come to market so far this year. That’s 3% below 2025, but 7% higher than 2024 and 27% above 2023. Total listings remain 23% below the pre-COVID average.

🌉 Bay Area: 58,433 listings year to date, down 3% from last year. That’s still 2% above 2024 and 16% higher than 2023, while remaining 18% below the pre-COVID average.

October is packed for the 2027 Housing Forecast Tour. 📊🏡

We will be presenting to real estate professionals throughout the month, breaking down the latest housing trends and what to expect heading into 2027.

Take a look at where the tour is headed next.

Interested in bringing the forecast to your office or organization? Additional dates are being booked now.

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🚨 Housing Debrief Season 7 Episode 38 is LIVE! 🚨

🏠🔄⚠️ “The 18 Year Cycle Has Housing On Alert” 🏠🔄⚠️

This housing market update from Steven Thomas of Reports On Housing examines the popular 18-year real estate cycle and whether it signals another housing crash. Steven breaks down the historical timeline, explains why housing cycles do not follow a precise clock, and shows how inflation changes long-term home price trends. The analysis also looks at today’s closed sales recession and why local markets can move in very different directions.

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📌 Accurate as of posting. Not investment advice.

📊 Mortgage rates rose to 7.57% this week, up from 7.49%. Rates climbed as Treasury yields pushed higher due to persistent inflation concerns, elevated oil prices, and worries surrounding government debt. A PCE report below expectations and a jobs report that came in soft offered brief relief, but couldn't stop the broader bond market selloff.

📅 PMI is up next Monday.

The 2027 Housing Forecast Tour is officially underway, and dates are filling fast. 📊🏡

We are traveling across the region to break down what is ahead for housing in 2027, including mortgage rates, home values, buyer demand, closed sales, condos, AI, and the major trends that could shape the market next year.

Want to bring the 2027 Housing Forecast to your company, office, or organization?

We are booking now, but availability is becoming limited.

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📊 Southern California Housing Market Update: October 2, 2026 🏡

📅 135 Days Expected Market Time (+8 Days WoW)
🏠 39,755 Active Listings (±0% WoW)
📈 8,848 Demand (-6% WoW)

Welcome to October! 🎃 We are fully entrenched in the Autumn Market, but stubbornly high mortgage rates are creating additional pressure. The 30-year fixed mortgage reached 7.60% this week, its highest level since November 2022. 📈

Over the past week, supply stayed essentially unchanged while demand fell 6%. That sharp decline pushed Expected Market Time up eight days to 135, marking a significant slowdown in market speed.

Despite the slowdown, the underlying housing market remains on solid footing. Looking ahead, elevated inventory and high mortgage rates could keep demand subdued through the end of the year. As always, rates remain the key variable to watch. 📊🏡

📊 September 2026 Listing Totals in Las Vegas and Phoenix

September brings another month of listing totals below last year’s pace, while both markets continue to run above 2024 and 2023 levels:

🎲 Las Vegas: 39,624 homes have come to market so far this year, down 2% from 2025. That’s still 12% higher than 2024 and 30% above 2023, while remaining 8% below the pre-COVID average.

🌵 Phoenix: 67,046 homes have been listed year to date, 3% below last year. Activity remains 5% above 2024 and 20% higher than 2023, but is still 16% below the pre-COVID average.

🏚️🌎 Major natural disasters, especially earthquakes, leave a lasting impact on the minds of those who experience them. In October 1989, the Loma Prieta earthquake registered a magnitude of 6.9 and caused widespread damage throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. For years afterward, subsequent earthquakes brought back memories of the devastation and reminded people of what happened.

📉🏡 The Great Recession was its own earthquake, shaking the housing market to its core. Home values plunged, millions were affected, and the housing crisis's effects stayed in homeowners' and buyers' minds for years. Even today, whenever the housing market slows, memories of the Great Recession often resurface. However, today's housing market is structured very differently from the market that led to the 2008 housing crisis.

🤔📊 So, how does today's market differ from the Great Recession? Will home values plunge as they did in 2008? What are the key similarities and differences between the two time periods?

📚🔎 This week's Housing Report dives deep into the data behind today's housing market and examines how it compares with the Great Recession. Understanding the differences between these two periods is essential to understanding where the market may head from here.

📊 Homes in Orange County are taking longer to sell this September compared to last year. Overall Expected Market Time increased from 85 days in September 2025 to 110 days this September. Most price segments posted higher market times, led by homes under $750K, which increased from 69 to 123 days, and the $6M+ range, which rose from 334 to 454 days. Meanwhile, the $2M–$2.5M range improved from 146 to 100 days, while the $2.5M–$4M segment dropped from 148 to 121 days.

🚨 New Podcast Episode Drops Wednesday 🚨

7% Rates Are Back 🏡📈

Mortgage rates are back above 7%, putting renewed pressure on affordability and an already sluggish housing market. In this episode, we break down what higher borrowing costs are doing to housing and whether the market can handle even more pressure from here.

We cover
📈 What 7% mortgage rates mean for today’s housing market
🏷️ Why price reductions are continuing to rise
🏦 Whether housing can withstand additional Fed rate hikes
🔄 Why adjustable-rate mortgages are back in the conversation
📊 The latest economic developments and real estate trends
🏡 What changing conditions could mean for buyers and sellers through the rest of the year
➕ And much more

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