Current home price forecast charts display upward momentum in coastal regions, driven by high demand from remote workers. Associated real estate ETFs showed weekly gains, reflecting investor confidence. If we look at a chart of the S&P 500, however, we don’t see much turbulence in stock trading reflected on these government shutdowns. That said, trading as we were at all-time index highs as recently as yesterday, we understand why we aren’t seeing trading pushing higher into the green right now. The Dow is -45 points at the hour, the S&P 500 -3 points and the small-cap Russell 2000 -5. The tech-heavy Nasdaq has pushed into positive territory just now, +6 points. Among the 300 largest U.S. metro area housing markets, Zillow expects the biggest home price decline between August 2025 and August 2026 to occur in these 15 metros: The latest home price forecast data reveals a narrowing gap between asking prices and closing prices, suggesting sellers hold more leverage, a factor relevant for REIT market positions.
