Your Money Minute Home Relistings 3/18/26
Mar 18, 2026
Diana Olick, CNBC real estate reporter who tracks housing trends and mortgage impacts. She talks about buyers pulling back amid uncertainty. She covers mortgage rates around 6–6.25% and how high prices and tight supply affect demand. She also discusses sellers relisting homes, often at reduced prices.
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January Relistings Hit Decade High
- Relistings surged in January as sellers tried again after initial pullbacks.
- Redfin recorded almost 45,000 January relistings, the highest January in a decade and following a record ~85,000 pulls last September.
Pull Then Reprice Strategy Is Common
- Sellers pull homes when offers don't meet expectations or circumstances change, then relist later hoping for better conditions.
- More than a third of January relistings returned at a lower price, showing sellers often re-enter at reduced asks.
Buyers Stepped Back Last Fall
- Buyer caution and tougher negotiations removed seller leverage late last year, prompting many withdrawals.
- Redfin saw nearly 85,000 sellers pull listings last September as buyers stepped back amid uncertainty and high prices.