• CoStar’s Homes.com July 2026 report showed the U.S. median home sale price at $400,000, up 2.6% from July 2025.
• Sales rose 2.9% year over year, signaling demand resilience despite higher mortgage rates during spring and summer.
• Homes for sale increased 4.4% from a year earlier, pointing to loosening supply constraints as more owners list properties.
• Single-family prices gained 2.5% year over year, compared with 2.3% for condos; townhomes rose 0.8%.
• Metro performance diverged, with firmer pricing in Chicago and New York; softer conditions in Seattle and Dallas-Fort Worth.

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