- The number of home listings that were pulled off the market rose to a historically high level in September.
- Sellers are delisting because so many listings are going stale; many homeowners would rather stay put than accept a low offer. The increase in delistings is propping up home prices.
- Nationwide, 5.5% of total listings were delisted in September, the highest September rate in a decade.
- 1 in 5 homes that are delisted are re-listed.
- Sellers who had owned their home for under 5 years are most likely to pull them off the market after listing.
- Delistings–and stale listings–are most common in Florida.
Nearly 85,000 U.S. sellers took their homes off the market in September, up 28% from a year earlier and the highest level for that month in eight years.
This is according to a Redfin analysis of delistings nationwide back through 2016. For this analysis, a home is considered “delisted” if it went off the market for more than 31 days without selling or going under contract as “pending” or “contingent.” A listing is considered “stale” if at least 60 days have elapsed from the home’s original listing date. For this analysis, a home is considered at risk of selling at a loss if it was originally listed for no more than 10% above the seller’s original purchase price. September is the most recent month for which data is available.
Delistings Have Been Rising For a Year and a Half
We’re comparing September to past Septembers because delistings are seasonal, peaking in the winter months. But looking back over the last few years shows that delistings have been rising since spring 2024, with year-over-year growth in delistings peaking at 39% in June 2025. They also surged in 2022, when mortgage rates rose from pandemic-era lows and homebuying demand dropped.
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