Rent Reality as we Recap 2025 and Look to 2026

The Realtor.com® economics team video update gives you the relevant economic and real estate information you need to know each week every Friday to navigate the housing market as a homebuyer, home seller, or industry professional. For the week ending December 19, Realtor.com® Chief Economist Danielle Hale discusses the November Rental Trends Report and a key finding on affordability. She explains what the latest labor market and inflation data mean for the Fed, monetary policy, and mortgage rates. Danielle highlights the general stability in weekly trends in housing data plus one surprise. Turning to the existing-home sales market, Danielle discusses the latest sales trends plus a deeper dive on flipped homes. With housing supply still a challenge, Danielle took part in the National Housing Supply Summit 2025 Year in Review webinar recapping progress and the remaining opportunity facing builders and policymakers. Finally, for those dreaming of ski season, the recent luxury housing spotlight on Heber, Utah is worth checking out. Find all the details including full reports and our housing data for download at realtor.com/research. You can also follow us on X (formerly twitter) for real time updates. And instagram @realtordotcomecon for graphics. Reports and articles referenced: This week’s video https://www.realtor.com/research/video-economic-and-housing-market-update-december-19-2025/ Realtor.com Luxury Spotlight - Heber, Utah https://www.realtor.com/research/heber-luxury-housing-market-spotlight/ Realtor.com November 2025 Rental Trends Report https://www.realtor.com/research/november-2025-rent/ Realtor.com 2025 Flipped Homes Report https://www.realtor.com/research/flipped-homes-2025 Realtor.com 2026 Housing Forecast https://www.realtor.com/research/2026-national-housing-forecast/ Realtor.com Let America Build resources https://www.realtor.com/letamericabuild/ Weekly Housing Market Trends – Week of December 13 https://www.realtor.com/research/weekly-housing-trends-view-data-week-december-13-2025/ Commentary on November 2025 Employment Report https://www.realtor.com/research/november-2025-employment-report/ Commentary on November 2025 Consumer Price Index Inflation https://www.realtor.com/research/cpi-inflation-november-2025/ Commentary on November 2025 Existing Home Sales https://www.realtor.com/research/existing-home-sales-november-2025/ Commentary on Mortgage Rates - December 18, 2025 https://www.realtor.com/research/freddie-mac-mortgage-rates-december-18-2025/ Commentary on December 2025 Fed Meeting https://www.realtor.com/research/federal-reserve-december-2025-meeting/ Realtor.com Chief Economist Danielle Hale Participates in National Housing Supply Summit Webinar https://housingsupply.us/ and https://airtable.com/appCMn2WzVHXEme2d/pagLYvaVK61NN8zpT/form ********* Find detailed reports at https://www.realtor.com/research/ Find free housing data for download at https://www.realtor.com/research/data ********* Find your home on https://www.realtor.com ********* Download our mobile app: https://www.realtor.com/mobile ********* Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/realtor.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realtordotcom TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@realtor.com Threads: https://www.threads.net/@realtordotcom X: https://www.twitter.com/realtordotcom Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/realtordotcom -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Learn More about the home buying process: "Home Buying 101: How Do I Get Started?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqZI4ZvjcRM -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- #realtor #realestate