New Listings Fell 10.3%, and Inventory Rose Anyway, Because Homes Are Not Selling
Key Takeaways New listings fell 10.3% year over year in the week ending November 7, 2026, the first double-digit drop in this stretch and the sixth straight weekly decline. Active inventory still rose 8.3% year over year, not because new sellers arrived, but because buyer pullback left unsold homes sitting longer. The median listing price fell 1.2% year over year to just below $410,000, its 43rd straight negative week, and homes took a median 65 days to sell, 1 day slower than a year ago. For investors, the deal flow is in aged listings, not new ones: the three-week slide in new listings, from -1.5% to -5.2% to -10.3%, says fresh supply is drying up fast. Sellers are stepping back faster than buyers are. Realtor.com's Weekly Housing Trends update for the week ending November 7, 2026 says new listing activity fell 10.3% from a year ago. That is a sharp acceleration. New listings were down just 1.5% three weeks earlier and 5.2% last week, so the seller pullback doubled, then doubled...