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ATTOM: Seller Profits Hold Near 50% as U.S. Home Prices Set Another Q3 Record

Tight supply from longer owner tenure and heavy cash buying sustained gains even as margins eased from last year.

Overview

  • ATTOM reports a 49.9% average profit margin for Q3 2025 home sales, up slightly from Q2 but below 55.4% a year earlier.
  • The typical seller netted $123,100, a 1.9% quarterly increase that remains 3.5% under Q3 2024.
  • The national median sale price reached $370,000, a second straight record, with annual price gains in roughly three‑quarters of metros.
  • Profitability fell year over year in more than 84% of 157 metros and slipped quarter to quarter in nearly 59%, with sharp declines in several Florida markets.
  • Regional gaps persisted: San Jose led on margins (94.3%) and dollar gains ($740,500), while returns were far lower in many Texas metros; average tenure hit 8.39 years as all‑cash share rose to 38.9%, institutional purchases edged down to 6.4%, and lender‑owned sales were about 1.2%.