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America's Housing Market Looks More Balanced, Until You Look at Who Is Still Shopping

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:00:00 -0400

New Realtor.com report finds a K-shaped market in which financially secure luxury buyers remain engaged while price-sensitive shoppers retreat

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The share of online home-shopping traffic going to homes priced below $370,000 has fallen 11.4 percentage points since 2021, to 42.8% in 2026, according to a new Realtor.com ^® report. That decline has brought buyer interest almost in line with the 42.2% share of listings in that price range, creating the appearance of a more balanced

America's Housing Market Looks More Balanced, Until You Look at Who Is Still Shopping

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:00:00 -0400

New Realtor.com report finds a K-shaped market in which financially secure luxury buyers remain engaged while price-sensitive shoppers retreat

America's Housing Market Looks More Balanced, Until You Look at Who Is Still Shopping

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:00:00 -0400

New Realtor.com report finds a K-shaped market in which financially secure luxury buyers remain engaged while price-sensitive shoppers retreat

America's Housing Market Looks More Balanced, Until You Look at Who Is Still Shopping

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:00:00 -0400

New Realtor.com report finds a K-shaped market in which financially secure luxury buyers remain engaged while price-sensitive shoppers retreat

America's Housing Market Looks More Balanced, Until You Look at Who Is Still Shopping

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:00:00 -0400

New Realtor.com report finds a K-shaped market in which financially secure luxury buyers remain engaged while price-sensitive shoppers retreat

America's Housing Market Looks More Balanced, Until You Look at Who Is Still Shopping

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:00:00 -0400

New Realtor.com report finds a K-shaped market in which financially secure luxury buyers remain engaged while price-sensitive shoppers retreat

America's Housing Market Looks More Balanced, Until You Look at Who Is Still Shopping

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:00:00 -0400

New Realtor.com report finds a K-shaped market in which financially secure luxury buyers remain engaged while price-sensitive shoppers retreat

America's Housing Market Looks More Balanced, Until You Look at Who Is Still Shopping

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:00:00 -0400

New Realtor.com report finds a K-shaped market in which financially secure luxury buyers remain engaged while price-sensitive shoppers retreat

America's Housing Market Looks More Balanced, Until You Look at Who Is Still Shopping

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:00:00 -0400

New Realtor.com report finds a K-shaped market in which financially secure luxury buyers remain engaged while price-sensitive shoppers retreat

America's Housing Market Looks More Balanced, Until You Look at Who Is Still Shopping

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:00:00 -0400

New Realtor.com report finds a K-shaped market in which financially secure luxury buyers remain engaged while price-sensitive shoppers retreat

America's Housing Market Looks More Balanced, Until You Look at Who Is Still Shopping

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:00:00 -0400

New Realtor.com report finds a K-shaped market in which financially secure luxury buyers remain engaged while price-sensitive shoppers retreat

America's Housing Market Looks More Balanced, Until You Look at Who Is Still Shopping

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:00:00 -0400

New Realtor.com report finds a K-shaped market in which financially secure luxury buyers remain engaged while price-sensitive shoppers retreat

America's Housing Market Looks More Balanced, Until You Look at Who Is Still Shopping

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:00:00 -0400

New Realtor.com report finds a K-shaped market in which financially secure luxury buyers remain engaged while price-sensitive shoppers retreat

America's Housing Market Looks More Balanced, Until You Look at Who Is Still Shopping

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:00:00 -0400

New Realtor.com report finds a K-shaped market in which financially secure luxury buyers remain engaged while price-sensitive shoppers retreat

Cash Buyers Pull Back Faster Than Housing Market as Cash Sales Fade, Realtor.com® Report Finds

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 06:00:00 -0400

Cash purchases accounted for 31.4% of home sales in early 2026, as easing prices, improving inventory and a more balanced market allowed more financed buyers to return

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Cash buyers are beginning to lose some of the outsized influence they gained during the pandemic housing boom, according to a new Realtor.com ^® report released today. Cash purchases accounted for 31.4% of home sales during the first four months of 2026, down from 32.3% a year earlier, as easing prices,

Cash Buyers Pull Back Faster Than Housing Market as Cash Sales Fade, Realtor.com® Report Finds

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 06:00:00 -0400

Cash purchases accounted for 31.4% of home sales in early 2026, as easing prices, improving inventory and a more balanced market allowed more financed buyers to return

Cash Buyers Pull Back Faster Than Housing Market as Cash Sales Fade, Realtor.com® Report Finds

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 06:00:00 -0400

Cash purchases accounted for 31.4% of home sales in early 2026, as easing prices, improving inventory and a more balanced market allowed more financed buyers to return

Cash Buyers Pull Back Faster Than Housing Market as Cash Sales Fade, Realtor.com® Report Finds

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 06:00:00 -0400

Cash purchases accounted for 31.4% of home sales in early 2026, as easing prices, improving inventory and a more balanced market allowed more financed buyers to return

Cash Buyers Pull Back Faster Than Housing Market as Cash Sales Fade, Realtor.com® Report Finds

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 06:00:00 -0400

Cash purchases accounted for 31.4% of home sales in early 2026, as easing prices, improving inventory and a more balanced market allowed more financed buyers to return

Cash Buyers Pull Back Faster Than Housing Market as Cash Sales Fade, Realtor.com® Report Finds

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 06:00:00 -0400

Cash purchases accounted for 31.4% of home sales in early 2026, as easing prices, improving inventory and a more balanced market allowed more financed buyers to return

Cash Buyers Pull Back Faster Than Housing Market as Cash Sales Fade, Realtor.com® Report Finds

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 06:00:00 -0400

Cash purchases accounted for 31.4% of home sales in early 2026, as easing prices, improving inventory and a more balanced market allowed more financed buyers to return

Cash Buyers Pull Back Faster Than Housing Market as Cash Sales Fade, Realtor.com® Report Finds

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 06:00:00 -0400

Cash purchases accounted for 31.4% of home sales in early 2026, as easing prices, improving inventory and a more balanced market allowed more financed buyers to return

Cash Buyers Pull Back Faster Than Housing Market as Cash Sales Fade, Realtor.com® Report Finds

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 06:00:00 -0400

Cash purchases accounted for 31.4% of home sales in early 2026, as easing prices, improving inventory and a more balanced market allowed more financed buyers to return

Cash Buyers Pull Back Faster Than Housing Market as Cash Sales Fade, Realtor.com® Report Finds

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 06:00:00 -0400

Cash purchases accounted for 31.4% of home sales in early 2026, as easing prices, improving inventory and a more balanced market allowed more financed buyers to return

Realtor.com® July Rent Report: Renting a Starter Home Costs Less Than Buying in All 50 Largest U.S. Metros, but the Gap Is Narrowing

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 06:00:00 -0400

Median asking rent in the largest 50 metros falls for the 36th consecutive month; falling starter-home prices and wage gains improve buying conditions in seven markets

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Renting a starter home remains less expensive than buying in all 50 of the nation's largest metropolitan areas, according to the Realtor.com ^® July 2026 Rent Report. However, home price, rent trends, and wage growth in seven markets suggest a buying opportunity may be near, even as the Realtor.com^®