6% of Today’s Home Sellers Are At Risk of Selling at a Loss. That’s Up From 4.4% a Year Ago, But Still Historically Low.
By: Mark Worley | Published: 2025-06-24 13:00:00 | Source: www.redfin.com
- The risk of selling at a loss varies significantly in different parts of the country; nearly 20% of sellers are at risk of losing money in San Francisco, compared to virtually 0% of sellers in Providence, RI.
- Nearly one in 10 condos are at risk of selling at a loss. And nearly 30% of condos bought after the pandemic are at risk.
- 16.4% of sellers who bought their homes after the pandemic are at risk of selling at a loss in today’s market, compared to 9% of those who bought during the pandemic and 1.8% of those who bought before the pandemic.
- Nearly half (47.5%) of for-sale homes in Austin that were bought after the pandemic are at risk of selling at a loss—the highest share among major metros.
- If U.S. home prices were to fall by 1%, the overall share of homes at risk of…
