The real estate market is hot! No, it’s cold! Interest rates are too high! Rates are the lowest in three years!
Sometimes, it’s hard to know what to believe when it comes to the ever-volatile U.S. real estate market. With a seeming myriad of conflicting reports released one after the other, you could be forgiven for ignoring them all and going with your gut and basic math, calculating cash flow versus expenses and making a move.
However, there does appear to be one stat that various real estate economists can agree on: Fall 2025 could be the perfect storm—or as perfect as it has been in a while—for buying opportunities.
More Listings, Lower Prices, and Less Competition
Realtor.com crunched its numbers and proclaimed that the property gods had aligned, resulting in more listings, lower prices, and less competition.
“We are definitely seeing that seasonal bump in activity,” Salim Chraibi, CEO of Bluenest Development, told the listings site.
Specifically, new U.S. single-family home sales increased by over 20% in August—their fastest pace in three years, according to BBC News. Price discounts, builder incentives, and interest rate cuts have helped to create fluidity in the market, said the BBC.
“Now that rates have eased a bit, we’ve definitely gotten more calls from buyers and real estate agents interested in looking at our homes. In Miami, where housing is still limited, good listings do not last long; we see them go under contract in days,” Chraibi states.
The Pre-Holiday Rush
However, the U.S. is not a monolithic market, and different states and cities vary in the best time to buy. This year, fall is the most…