More Americans say it is a bad time to sell a house

Despite the unrest on the market that followed the announcement of 2 April of Trump’s new worldwide tariff regime, the index tapped by 1.1 points compared to March. Even more surprising is that the increase is largely powered by an increase in respondents who are not worried about losing their job.

But there is another signal in the survey that shows a substantial shift in how people view the housing market. The share of respondents who believe it is a good time to sell a house, fell by 6 percentage points year after year and with 9 points compared to the previous month.

Conversely, the attitude towards buying a house are largely unchanged. The share of respondents who believe it is a good time to buy at 3 percentage points compared to March 2024 and with 1 point month after month.

But although the sentiment against buying has not changed, it is still very negative, because 77% of the respondents say it is a bad time to buy. The majority of respondents also think it is a good time to sell, with 58% agree.

The research results are interesting in relation to the current state of affairs on the housing market. According to data from AltosInventory has risen considerably throughout the country, but the sale of houses has not changed compared to last year. This dynamic started at the beginning of 2024 and continued until the 2025 house head season.

The respondents of the survey can see that the inventory is accumulating and that the sale is largely retained year after year. In this case it is logical that the proportion of people who believe it is a good time to sell a house has fallen – because they see that there is more competition between potential home sellers.

The potential impact of Trump’s rates has not yet been distributed by the economy or in a substantial way in data, because most of them were paused a week after they were announced. But other reports suggest that Americans are introduced.

Consumer confidence has fallen by no less than 32% since January. And an investigation of Redfin Showed that 24% of respondents cancel plans to make large purchases such as houses, while another 32% pause their searches.