Altos Research data put active single-family inventory 0.2% above the comparable week of 2019 on Oct. 30, while Realtor.com linked a separate rise in listings to slower buyer activity.
In a Nov. 2 post, CalculatedRisk Newsletter author Bill McBride said the Altos measure had moved from 1.8% below its 2019 level the previous week to 0.2% above it. Inventory was 6.8% higher than in the comparable week of 2025, compared with 5.7% growth the week before.
Realtor.com separately put homes for sale in its weekly count 8% above a year earlier, its largest year-over-year gain in that series since late January. The outlet said annual growth had risen from about 4% in late August. Realtor.com linked the higher listing count to weaker buyer demand and said it was not driven by a large influx of new sellers.
McBride described demand as weak alongside 30-year mortgage rates of 7.27%. He projected that reports of existing-home sales would weaken in the months ahead and said home values would face downward pressure.
