AI Data Insight
In the third quarter of 2026, the US real estate homeowner vacancy rate was reported at 1.2%, flat compared to the previous quarter and remaining in historic trough territory. Although the rental market vacancy rate climbed to 7.6% during the same period, high mortgage rates and limited existing home releases have kept the supply-demand deadlock in the owner-occupied housing market unresolved, posing severe challenges to overall housing affordability.