AXIOS (Sami Sparber) - Homeowners are holding onto their houses for a record-long stretch
Data: ATTOM ; Chart: Axios Visuals U.S. homeowners are staying in their houses for the longest time in at least 25 years, largely thanks to their low mortgage rates , data shows. Why it matters: That — along with still-high home prices and tight inventory — is keeping the housing market on ice. The big picture: Sellers at the end of 2025 had owned their homes for an average of 8.6 years — a record in data going back to early 2000, when the average was 4.2 years. What we're hearing: Homeowner tenure has increased steadily in almost every major metro area over the past two decades, according to ATTOM, an industry data provider. - The "trend is especially pronounced in coastal and Northeast metros, where tenure often exceeds a…