Delistings—the “ultimate sign of a non-functioning market,” according to Realtor.com®—appear to be slowing down as summer is coming to close, according to a new report by the portal. Realtor.com’s August 2026 Monthly Housing Trends Report found that delistings fell 12.6% year-over-year, and saw no “notable” spike in either July or August. The “quit rate” (delistings…
The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index, the flagship measure of U.S. home prices, recorded a 1.5% annual gain for June 2026, up from a 1.2% rise in the previous month. But for the 13th consecutive month, U.S. home values fell in real terms, as June’s 3.5% inflation ran roughly two percentage points above the 1.5% home-price…
In the wake of elevated mortgage rates and rising year-over-year inflation, homesellers are doing their best to stimulate buyer behavior and get their listings off the market. According to a recent report by Bright MLS Chief Economist Lisa Sturtevant, about 40.1% of market listings in the Mid-Atlantic region have had their prices reduced as of…
In the technological revolution of AI, more and more data centers that house the processors and servers for this tech are being built across the country, and they’re getting bigger and bigger. As AI continues to become more popular, and the data centers continue to grow, there are many questions at play in real estate…
Editor’s note: Econ Review is a roundup of the housing and economic market data reports released during the month. As the first half of 2026 has come to a close, the larger expectations for the housing market may not necessarily have been met, but optimism remains. 2026 was originally expected to be a year of…
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The latest home price and affordability data report from the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) released Aug. 4 shows more than 80% of metro markets (176 out of 221) saw home-price increases in the second quarter of 2026, an increase from 71% in the first quarter, while 5% of metro areas recorded double-digit price gains,…
The hope for “resilience” and a year of stabilization in the housing market continues into the second half of 2026, as Realtor.com® Senior Economist Jake Krimmel said “the jury is still out” on whether or not we’re seeing a summer slowdown in the portal’s latest Monthly Housing Trends Report for July. Some signs in the…
Home-price growth saw a slight uptick in the latest report, but the trend does not yet appear to be a concern among economists as growth remains down historically and affordability continues to see some marked improvement. The S&P Cotality Case-Shiller National Home Price Index saw home prices grow 1.1% year-over-year in May, up from the…
In today’s frazzled residential real estate market, with mortgage rates stubbornly high and inventory issues in many parts of the land dovetailing high prices for homebuyers, it is always nice to see some data favorable to buyers. Namely—builders have overestimated the demand for their finished houses and are slashing prices in many cities, according to…
Editor’s note: Econ Review is a roundup of the housing and economic market data reports released during the month. As we move into summer and prepare to see the compounded data of the first half of 2026, the picture the housing market and economy paint is that of continued complications. While some indicators remain better…
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