U.S. Inventory Surpasses 1 Million Homes for the First Time Since Winter of 2019

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Last update: Jun 5, 2025

Recovery Splits the Map as the West and South Bounce Back, and Other Regions Struggle to Catch Up

AUSTIN, Texas, June 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. housing market is staging a comeback, but the rebound is sharply divided, according to the May Monthly Housing Trends Report from Realtor.com^®. The number of homes for sale in the U.S. topped 1 million for the first time since Winter 2019, but only metros in the South or West have fully returned to pre-pandemic inventory levels as the Northeast and Midwest remain stuck in a supply squeeze.