January 26, 2026
Over 40,000 U.S. home-purchase agreements were canceled in December, equal to 16.3% of homes that went under contract that month—the highest December percentage in records dating back to 2017 Cancellations were highest in Atlanta (22.5%), Jacksonville (20.6%) and San Antonio (20.6%) Cancellations were lowest in Nassau County (3.8%), San Francisco (4.2%) and San Jose (8.9%) […]