Home Sales Fall as Prices Hit Record Highs: The Contradiction Defining Housing in 2026

Existing home sales fell 2.4% in June even as the median price hit a record $440,600, while a major new housing affordability law became law without the president’s signature. Here’s what falling sales, record prices, and $47 billion in tapped home equity reveal about the 2026 housing market.

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The 2026 Housing Market’s Iran Problem: Why Mortgage Rates Keep Whipsawing

Mortgage rates are whipsawing with US-Iran tensions, pending home sales rose 6.3% year-over-year in the latest Redfin data, and foreclosures hit a seven-year high but from a historically low base. Here’s what’s really happening in the fragmented 2026 housing market.

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