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January 15, 2026

2025 home sales stuck at 30-year low with prices high, mortgages onerous

  • Sales have been stuck at around a 4-million annual pace now going back to 2023.
    • By ALEX VEIGA
    AP Business Writer

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    The National Association of Realtors said Wednesday that sales of previously occupied U.S. homes totaled 4.06 million last year, flat versus 2024.

    The U.S. housing market slump dragged into its fourth year in 2025 as sales remained stuck at a 30-year low with rising home prices and elevated mortgage rates keeping many prospective home shoppers out of the market.


     
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