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Markets in a Minute – No Place Like Home: Pain Points in the Housing Market and the Path Ahead

Markets in a Minute – No Place Like Home: Pain Points in the Housing Market and the Path Ahead

August 27, 2025

If you’ve driven past half-finished subdivisions or watched apartment buildings rise in your neighborhood, you might assume that the housing market is on a roll. In reality, housing has been one of the weakest areas of the economy for some time — stuck in a rut characterized by a low supply of homes for sale and tepid demand tied to affordability challenges. In this week’s edition of Markets in a Minute, we explore the state of the all-important housing market and its outlook.