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US Housing Market Posts Worst Spring Selling Season in 13 Years

An "Open House" sign in front of a home for sale in Los Angeles. — An "Open House" sign in front of a home for sale in Los Angeles.
Photographer: Eric Thayer/Bloomberg

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By Prashant Gopal

July 28, 2025 at 9:00 AM EDT

The US housing market just logged its slowest spring season in more than a dozen years, leaving Glennda Baker, a veteran real estate agent in Atlanta, struggling to sell 21 listings.

She’s been slashing prices. But months of chatter about AI taking jobs and tariffs tanking the economy is feeding into buyer indecision.