Home Sale Profits Up in Third Quarter: ATTOM

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Homeowners averaged a 49.9% profit selling single-family homes and condos during the third quarter, according to ATTOM, Irvine, Calif.

The figure was up slightly from the 49.3% profit margin posted in the previous quarter but still below the 55.4% average profit sellers saw in the third quarter of 2024, ATTOM’s third quarter U.S. Home Sales Report said.

Prior to 2020, home sellers’ profit margins averaged around 30%. As the COVID-19 pandemic induced people in search of more space to buy homes, profits doubled to more than 60 percent in mid-2022. The average seller’s return has been dropping steadily since that peak, but it has held just below 50% over the last three quarters.

Meanwhile, home prices have continued to rise. The median national sales price was $370,000 in the third quarter, up 1.2% from the previous quarter and up 3.4% from the same time last year.

The typical home sale netted $123,100 in raw profit, up 1.9% from the previous quarter but down 3.5% from third-quarter 2024, which ATTOM called a reminder that the market is slightly below its recent peak.

“Profit margins remained steady and high throughout the traditionally busier summer selling season,” ATTOM CEO Rob Barber said. He noted that continuously rising prices could have chased buyers away and slackened demand but said the recent dip in mortgage rates may be keeping more people in the market.

All-Cash Sales Continue to Tick Up
Nationwide, 38.9% of home sales were done through all-cash transactions, up from 37.6% at the same time last year, ATTOM reported.

Among metro areas with sufficient data to analyze for the third quarter of 2025, the markets with the highest rates of all-cash transactions as a percentage of total sales were Hilo, Hawaii (69.9%); Claremont, N.H. (69.7%); Myrtle Beach, S.C. (67.4%); Honolulu, Hawaii (64.7%) and Barnstable, Mass. (64.7%).

The markets with the lowest rates of all-cash transactions included Charleston, W.V. (18.9%); Kennewick, Wash. (22.9%); Washington, D.C. (23.1%); Vallejo, Calif. (23.2%) and Cedar Rapids, Iowa (25.6%).

“Overall, U.S. home sellers continued to see strong profits in the third quarter of 2025, with margins holding steady near 50% amid rising home prices,” the report said. “While gains remain below the peak levels reached during the pandemic, recent quarters suggest a more stable, sustainable market environment.”