While closings continued apace, pending home sales fell significantly in June, portending a slower late summer and early fall, the MLS said. 

Nationally, home sales in the 51 metro areas surveyed by REMAX showed measured growth of 8.9% month over month and 7.8% year over year, REMAX said. 

The annual and monthly declines of 0.3% and 5.4%, respectively, do not fully capture the geographic variability of market performance. 

Atlanta pulled further ahead from last year with the largest improvement among its competitors in the large-city bracket. Atlanta was followed by San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C. 

The median sales price of a home hit an all-time high of $440,600. 

Looking ahead, Cotality expects home prices to rise 4.8% between May 2026 and May 2027. 

Nationally, the median list price slipped 2.4%, marking the eighth month in a row of declines. 

The uptick was driven by a slight dip in mortgage rates. 

S&P Dow Jones Indices noted that inflation outpaced national home-price appreciation for the 11th month in a row. 

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Home sales in the 51 metro areas surveyed by REMAX rose 7.9% month over month and slid 0.5% year over year. 

The increase was driven by refinancing activity as purchase applications dipped. 

Existing-home sales and the median home price are forecast to rise 4% this year, according to the National Association of REALTORS® Chief Economist Lawrence Yun. 

Starter homes now cost $1 million or more in a record 242 cities, up from just 80 in 2020, according to a Zillow analysis.

The 3.8% month-over-month gain was almost four times what industry observers were expecting. 

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