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Investors Accounted for 30 Percent of All U.S. Home Purchases in 2025
According to data from real estate analytics firm Cotality, investor purchases of U.S. single-family homes eased modestly in the second quarter of 2025, but remain well above pre-pandemic levels.
Canadian Home Sales Recovery Continues in October
Canadian home resale activity notched another gain in October 2025, signaling steady -- if cautious -- renewal in demand across the country's housing markets. National MLS home sales rose 0.9% month-over-month, marking the sixth increase in seven months and underscoring a gradual rebound that began in the spring.
Global Luxury Home Price Growth Cools to 2-Year Low in September
Global prime residential prices rose 2.5% over the 12 months ending September 2025, marking a continuation of a two-year slowdown in luxury housing growth, according to Knight Frank.
U.S. Housing Market Recovery to Remain Fragile in 2026
The U.S. housing market is poised to improve only gradually next year as mortgage rates edge lower, incomes rise and more inventory comes to market, according to Realtor.com's newly released 2026 Housing Forecast. But the platform cautions that the recovery remains fragile, with sales stuck well below normal levels and economic and political risks still clouding the outlook.
U.S. Home Sellers Delist Properties at Fastest Pace in 8 Years
Nearly 85,000 U.S. homeowners withdrew their properties from the market in September--up 28% from a year earlier and the highest level for the month since 2017 -- according to a nationwide analysis of historical listing data compiled by Redfin.
