Market Phase Radar

Where every U.S. housing market sits in its price cycle - so you can target the counties that have already corrected, before the rest of the market notices.

1,869
Peak
895
Expansion
294
Neutral
59
Contraction
33
Recovery

Counties with the deepest price correction

Largest drawdown from peak - where pricing has reset the most.

CountyStatePhaseHPI YoYDrawdown
AutaugaAlabamaPeak3.1%0.0%
BarbourAlabamaPeak3.5%0.0%
BibbAlabamaPeak2.9%0.0%
BlountAlabamaPeak2.9%0.0%
BullockAlabamaPeak4.2%0.0%
ButlerAlabamaPeak4.2%0.0%
CalhounAlabamaExpansion7.0%0.0%
ChambersAlabamaPeak3.5%0.0%
CherokeeAlabamaPeak4.2%0.0%
ChiltonAlabamaPeak2.9%0.0%
ChoctawAlabamaPeak4.2%0.0%
ClarkeAlabamaPeak4.2%0.0%
ClayAlabamaPeak4.2%0.0%
CleburneAlabamaPeak4.2%0.0%
CoffeeAlabamaPeak3.5%0.0%
ColbertAlabamaPeak4.7%0.0%
ConecuhAlabamaPeak4.2%0.0%
CoosaAlabamaPeak3.5%0.0%
CovingtonAlabamaPeak4.2%0.0%
CrenshawAlabamaPeak4.2%0.0%
CullmanAlabamaPeak3.5%0.0%
DaleAlabamaPeak3.5%0.0%
DallasAlabamaPeak3.5%0.0%
DekalbAlabamaPeak3.5%0.0%
ElmoreAlabamaPeak3.1%0.0%

See the whole map

Market Phase Radar is the free county view. DLEcosystem adds the full 50-state heatmap, momentum history, and the distress inventory forming inside each market.

What is a market phase?

What is a market phase in real estate?

A market phase describes where a local housing market sits in its price cycle - expansion (prices rising), peak (topping out), contraction (correcting), or recovery (bottoming and turning up). DLRadar classifies every U.S. county each month from House Price Index year-over-year change and drawdown from peak.

Why does market phase matter for buyers?

Acquisition timing drives returns. Markets in contraction or early recovery have already repriced - sellers are more motivated and competition is thinner - while peak markets carry the most downside risk. Knowing the phase tells you where the next opportunity window is opening.

How is the phase determined?

DLRadar combines HPI year-over-year momentum and drawdown-from-peak into a deterministic phase label with a 0-100 confidence score, refreshed monthly per county - no opinions, just the price math.

Can I see the full market detail?

Market Phase Radar is the free county view. DLEcosystem and the county dashboards add the full 50-state heatmap, momentum history, and the distress inventory forming inside each market.