The pandemic-era vacation-home boom appears to be unraveling. A new analysis found that U.S. vacation-home purchases financed with a mortgage fell 65.8% between 2021 and 2025, dropping from 257,549 purchases to just 88,158 nationwide. Because vacation homes are typically discretionary purchases, the category can also act as a leading indicator for broader economic conditions. Sharp declines in second-home buying may reflect changing consumer confidence, affordability pressures, and reduced financial flexibility—even among higher-income households that traditionally drive resort and leisure real estate markets. The report examines where second-home demand has declined the most across the country, ranking states and metro areas based on the change in vacation-home mortgage originations since the height of the pandemic housing boom.
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The last decade of rapid home price growth has severely worsened housing affordability across the U.S. A new analysis from Construction Coverage found that U.S. home values surged more than 81% between 2016 and 2026, dramatically outpacing wage growth (+47%) and reshaping housing affordability nationwide. The study analyzes Zillow and Census Bureau data to identify the states and cities with the largest increases in home prices over the last decade.
The last decade of rapid home price growth has severely worsened housing affordability across the U.S. A new analysis from Construction Coverage found that U.S. home values surged more than 81% between 2016 and 2026, dramatically outpacing wage growth (+47%) and reshaping housing affordability nationwide. The study analyzes Zillow and Census Bureau data to identify the states and cities with the largest increases in home prices over the last decade.
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A Place for Mom reports on the costs of senior living in New Hampshire for 2026
A Place for Mom reports on the costs of senior living in Maine for 2026