Nationally, home-price growth topped 1% for the first time in 2026.

The seasonally adjusted annual rate of 628,000 homes topped Wall Street’s estimates. 

MRED CEO Rebecca Jensen and Compass CEO Robert Reffkin were summoned by the subcommittee to provide briefings by Aug. 5.  

Curb appeal is important to today’s homeowners — that is, they want the exteriors of their homes to appeal to their own preferences and sensibilities rather than those of potential buyers.

The findings come as Redfin partnered with The Weather Company on all for-sale listings to provide ZIP Code-level metrics to buyers.

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. 

With more than 1,200 affiliated agents, JMG reportedly generated nearly $5.9 billion in sales volume across more than 12,300 transaction sides in 2025.  

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. 

At the same time, housing starts were flat and housing inventory declined.

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. 

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