ACTLISCOUUS · as of 2026-10-01
Active Listings
Housing Inventory - Active Listing Count in the United States
View on FRED · ACTLISCOUUS ↗1,183,520
yoy
▲ 7.44%
121 obs · monthly · count── 1y ago 1,101,595
What it is
Raw count of homes for sale nationally. Direct read on inventory tightness.
- source
- FRED
- frequency
- monthly
- units
- count
- s.a.
- no
Note: Coverage begins 2016-07.
What it’s telling us · as of 2026-10-01
Active listings hit 1.18 million nationally in October, up 7.4% year-over-year—the tightest inventory has been in months after a steady climb through spring and summer. The trajectory suggests sellers are finally testing the market again after sitting tight, which means buyers aren't cornered the way they were a year ago. For anyone underwriting deals, this is the inflection worth watching: if listings keep climbing through the seasonal downturn, you're looking at a sustained loosening, not a dead-cat bounce. If they roll over now, you're back to fighting for pocket listings by spring.
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Python · fredapi
"""
Active Listings — Raw count of homes for sale nationally. Direct read on inventory tightness.
Freq: monthly · Source: FRED
"""
from fredapi import Fred
fred = Fred(api_key="YOUR_FRED_API_KEY")
series = fred.get_series("ACTLISCOUUS")
print(series.tail())LLM prompt
You are analyzing FRED series ACTLISCOUUS — Housing Inventory - Active Listing Count in the United States. Context: Raw count of homes for sale nationally. Direct read on inventory tightness. Attributes - Units: count - Frequency: monthly - Source: FRED Latest observation: 1,183,520 as of 2026-10-01 Year-over-year change: +7.44% Analyze this metric for a tech-forward real estate investor with 1–3 properties. What is it signaling right now? What should I watch next?