Real Estate Statistics To Consider In 2025 and the Near Future

The real estate industry is constantly changing, setting new challenges to professionals employed in it. However, it’s possible to adapt to these changes if you know possible trends and the current situation well. One of the ways to do that is to follow the latest statistical data regarding the housing market and the real estate industry in general. What novelties should be considered by modern brokers, and what to expect in the 5-year perspective? This piece is going to share numbers that tell more than some words!

Top 5 Statistical Data Every Real Estate Agent Should Know

1. The total value of the US Housing Market reached $49.7 trillion with a yearly increase of 5.2%. The value has doubled for the previous decade!
2. This year has shown the lowest index of first-time buyers, who made only 24%, a record low. 
3. There’s a deep gap in the rent and buy cost in some American states. If Detroit citizens pay only 2% more for rentals, in San Francisco this amount reaches overwhelming 191%!
4. Foreigners have been less active in the US real estate market in 2025. They have purchased $42 billion in residential properties, but this is a 15-year low record, unfortunately.
5. The market will be mainly frozen in 2025, so home prices will not rise more than 3% a year.

General Facts & Numbers

• The buying activity has dropped by 6.6% in comparison with the previous year.
• The number of renter-occupied households was greater than the number of owner-occupied ones in 2025. The first one faced an increase of 2.5%, and the second one have grown by 0.8% only.
• The month home supply has become longer and reached 9.8 months in 2025, which results in a slower market where supply outnumbers demand.
• The median sales price has decreased in comparison with the previous year by 2.9% and is equal to $401,800 at the moment.
• Multifamily construction is getting more popular than single-family one. The first one has seen a growth of 6% in 2025!

Figures To Make Realtors Smile

• The number of homes available for sale in April 2025 reached 1.45 million, with an impressive increase of 20.8% from the previous year.
• The average time real estate spends in the listings is 29 days!
• 25% of all real estate sales were all-cash in 2025, which is a sign of retiree activity among buyers.
• Baby boomers make the most numerous group of home buyers – 42%.
• Online tools to look for homes are used by 95% of buyers, and they utilize not only the Internet listings but also AI-powered tools, virtual tours, and e-closings actively.
• Smart homes are getting more popular with buyers, so 70% of them expect to see at least one smart home feature in the property for sale.
• Around 1 in 5 listings faced a price cut in 2024, so it makes sense to trade if you plan to make a bargain. 

Things To Influence Real Estate Market Predictions

It seems that no one knows what the future holds in store, but some of the possible changes can be predicted by looking at the current trends and shifts. If you want to understand what to expect as a real estate agent in the next 5 years, it makes sense to mention societal changes caused by immigration, expanding tariffs, the falling birth rate, and the increase in the number of single-person households. It’s natural that you should forget about the expansion of AI and the growing cost of property ownership, too. However, the most critical thing to consider in the real estate sphere is rising mortgage rates. If this rate has dropped below 3% in 2021, currently, we can face a fixed rate of 6.8%, and some experts predict it to reach 7% in the near future. 

When it comes to possible life-changing events that impact the real estate sphere, there’s an opinion that increasing tariffs that have grown by around 18% a year and immigrant deportations can have a negative influence on inflation and lead to significant changes in real estate, too. It’s important to understand that 82% of investors with mortgages have an interest below 6%, and their number is expected to drop to 75% at the end of 2025. The median home price and rent are also predicted to continue growing, so it would be difficult to find the best time for investment! At the same time, the rental vacancy is around 7.1%, but a sudden immigration of millions may impact the rental vacancy and consequently price greatly, and become a shock for the market.

One more trend we can observe is the drop in newly constructed homes. Despite their huge popularity in 2022, the number of homes offered for sale nowadays is lower, caused by a rising supply, higher mortgage rates, and fewer sales.

What To Expect In the Real Estate Market In The Next 5 Years

There are several things you can consider to be more knowledgeable about the changes that will influence the housing market by 2030. 

• The shortage of homes will stay.
• GDP growth is expected to drop, so the existing median home price will surely grow.
• The number of existing home sales is going to increase by 18% for 5 years.
• Median rents are also going to increase by 10% – 12%.

You can see that real estate agents aware of these facts can be more insightful and give more effective recommendations to their clients, who plan to buy or sell properties.