Housing market snapshot
- ResiClub reports the number of major U.S. housing markets with yearly declines has stabilised recently. - Specifically, 89 major markets show annual declines while 211 still post gains in the latest data. - That steadier backdrop suggests selective, transaction‑linked residential projects remain viable for designers. (resiclubanalytics.com)
The number of big U.S. housing markets with falling home prices has leveled off after climbing through early 2025. (fastcompany.com) ResiClub’s latest count, based on the Zillow Home Value Index, found 89 of the 300 largest U.S. housing markets posted year-over-year price declines in the March 2025 to March 2026 window, while 211 still showed gains. National home prices were up 0.8% over that period. (fastcompany.com) The recent pattern is flatter than the run-up last year. The number of large markets with annual declines rose from 31 in January 2025 data to 110 in June 2025, then moved between 98 and 109 for most of the past nine months before landing at 89 in the latest reading. (fastcompany.com) These market counts come from home-price indexes, which track how values change over time rather than how many homes are selling. The Federal Housing Finance Agency says its House Price Index measures single-family price movement using repeat sales of the same properties, and it publishes metro-level data across more than 400 U.S. cities. (fhfa.gov) Other national gauges also show a cooler market rather than a broad rebound. S&P Dow Jones Indices published its January 2026 Case-Shiller data on March 31, 2026, showing a 0.11% monthly decline in the U.S. National index and a 0.12% monthly decline in the 20-city index. (spglobal.com) The federal data schedule shows the next benchmark updates are still arriving monthly. The Federal Housing Finance Agency posted its March 2026 House Price Index report on March 31, 2026, after releasing January 2026 on January 27 and 2025 fourth-quarter data on February 24. (fhfa.gov) For architects, interior designers, and other housing-linked firms, a steadier price backdrop usually points to a market that is selective, not frozen. Transaction-driven work tends to track the places where homes are still changing hands and values are no longer deteriorating market by market. (fastcompany.com) The latest snapshot does not show a nationwide slump. It shows a split market in April 2026: price declines remain concentrated in a minority of major metros, while most large markets are still posting annual gains. (fastcompany.com)
