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U.S. Housing Market Struggles with Slow Growth and Low Sales

2/25/2026

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February 2026 housing reports from S&P Global, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), and Redfin show a struggling U.S. housing market.
The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index reports a 1.3% year-over-year price increase for 2025, the slowest since 2011.
Existing-home sales fell to their lowest level since 1995 despite rising national inventory, and FHFA reported a 1.8% year-over-year increase in home prices for Q4.

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Story summary

February 2026 housing reports from S&P Global, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), and Redfin show a struggling U.S. housing market.
The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index reports a 1.3% year-over-year price increase for 2025, the slowest since 2011.
Existing-home sales fell to their lowest level since 1995 despite rising national inventory, and FHFA reported a 1.8% year-over-year increase in home prices for Q4.