WASHINGTON — Nearly 6% of U.S. home listings were pulled off the market in April, matching the highest rate since March 2020, according to new data released Wednesday by Redfin.
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The real estate brokerage found that 5.8% of all active listings nationwide were delisted in April — tied with December 2025 for the highest share since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic ground the housing market to a halt.
Prior to 2020, delistings were never as common as they are now, Redfin said.
The surge reflects a widening standoff between sellers holding on to pandemic-era price expectations and buyers who increasingly hold the negotiating leverage, the real estate brokerage added.
Redfin said many factors are at play: homes are sitting on the market longer as mortgage rates remain roughly double their pandemic-era lows; inventory is rising faster than demand in many markets; and broader economic anxiety is making both buyers and sellers more hesitant. Some sellers are opting to rent their homes rather than list at a lower price, particularly those locked into low-rate mortgages.
Atlanta led all major metros with 10.7% of April listings pulled from the market, followed by San Jose, Calif. (9.3%), Los Angeles (7.8%), Dallas (7.8%) and Seattle (7.7%).
Delistings were least common in Pittsburgh (3.5%); Columbus, Ohio (3.6%); and Chicago (3.6%).
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Relistings also at a high
At the same time, many sellers are trying again. Approximately 2.5% of homes on the market in April were re-listings — properties that had been pulled from the market at some point in the prior 12 months and were now back.
“Many of last year’s sellers delisted when they couldn’t get the price they wanted. Now, some of them are circling back, willing to price realistically and do what it takes to sell their home,” said Monica DiSchiano, a Redfin Premier agent in Austin, Texas. “They’ve realized that if they’re selling for less, the next home they buy will cost less, too.”
Relistings are most concentrated in the San Francisco Bay Area, where the AI industry boom has stoked local housing demand.
The data is based on Redfin’s analysis of MLS records and is seasonally adjusted. A relisting is defined as a home that returns to the market after being delisted for at least 31 days during the prior 12 months.
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