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Q2-2025 Quarterly Economic & Housing Market Update

While the March 2025 Consumer Price Index shows a welcome easing of overall inflation to 2.4%, the persistently high 4.0% year-over-year increase in shelter costs remains a significant obstacle for housing affordability. This sustained rise in housing expenses continues to strain household budgets and complicate the decision for many potential homebuyers in the current market.

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Will San Francisco’s technology sector lead the housing market recovery?

The AI industry is flourishing, resulting in an expected real estate demand increase. However, Housing prices in San Francisco are still unaffordable. It remains unclear whether the housing market will improve in a big way, despite VeroFORECAST predicting a 3.6% drop in housing prices over the next 12 months in the city.

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What to expect in the upcoming spring housing market

The housing market situation is fundamentally different from that during the great recession of 2008. One of the key reasons why house prices have not declined significantly is because of the very low inventory of homes available for sale. There were fewer than one million existing homes available for sale in January 2023 compared to over 3 million in any month during 2007-2008.

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The reasons for the stubbornly low housing supply

The housing market situation is fundamentally different from that during the great recession of 2008. One of the key reasons why house prices have not declined significantly is because of the very low inventory of homes available for sale. There were fewer than one million existing homes available for sale in January 2023 compared to over 3 million in any month during 2007-2008.

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