U.S. Housing Market Report — Oct 2025

The national median listing price rose to $424K (+0.4% year over year) in Oct 2025. Active inventory rose to 1.10M listings (+15.3% YoY), with the typical home spending 63 days on market.

Sellers cut prices on 20.3% of listings (+9.1% vs last year). The typical U.S. asking rent stands at $1,940/mo (Zillow ZORI).

The hottest markets this month: Springfield, MA, Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT, Kenosha, WI, Lancaster, PA, New Haven, CT.