Housing Market Hotness Index

The Housing Market Hotness Index for the week ending April 13, 2025, revealed a modest increase, yet signaled a spring selling season underperforming expectations compared to the previous year. Despite a slight rise in inventory and moderating price growth potentially benefiting buyers, persistent affordability challenges are likely contributing to buyer hesitancy.

The Housing Market Hotness Index was flat, indicating a stagnant national housing market in early April 2025. The subdued activity is attributed to prevailing stagnant mortgage rates, flat home prices, increasing affordability concerns, and weakening consumer sentiment.

The Housing Market Hotness Index indicates a slight improvement as of March 23, 2025, but the spring housing market is far from booming. High mortgage rates and rising home prices continue to create affordability challenges, keeping many buyers away and resulting in a less vibrant market than seen in previous years.

The U.S. housing market continues to cool due to high-interest rates and elevated home prices.

The U.S. housing market continues to cool due to high-interest rates and elevated home prices.

The U.S. housing market continues to cool due to high-interest rates and elevated home prices.

The Housing Market Hotness Index climbed to 91.63 for the week ending March 2, 2025, signaling a potential market thaw as mortgage rates inch downward.

The U.S. housing market continues to cool due to high-interest rates and elevated home prices.

The U.S. housing market continues to cool due to high-interest rates and elevated home prices.

The U.S. housing market continues to cool due to high-interest rates and elevated home prices.