{"id":14,"date":"2026-09-10T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/workwithbeverly-com\/2026\/09\/10\/us-existing-home-sales-edge-up\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T12:00:00","slug":"us-existing-home-sales-edge-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/10\/us-existing-home-sales-edge-up\/","title":{"rendered":"US Existing Home Sales Edge Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/beverly-johnson-1144459\/what-did-existing-home-sales-look-like-in-july-2026-07f0\"\n                frameborder=\"0\"\n                allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"\n                allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>Early in Q3, we saw US existing-home sales dip 1.7% month-over-month, but transactions still landed 0.7% higher than last year\u2014evidence that activity remains steady, even in a shifting market. The median price for existing homes climbed to $434,100, marking the 37th consecutive month of yearly gains. For many of my clients, that means watching their home equity grow a bit more, which can open up new possibilities when considering your next move.<\/p>\n<p>Inventory tightened again, ending early Q3 at 1.54 million homes (down 1.9% from the previous month and 0.6% year-over-year). For buyers, it\u2019s a reminder that staying alert to new listings\u2014and being ready to act\u2014can make all the difference in a still-competitive market.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, housing affordability improved across the country, despite rising prices. This tells me that well-prepared buyers can find valuable opportunities when the right home, timing, and mortgage option align. With 30-year fixed mortgage rates hovering in the high-6% range, any relief in rates could bring even more options to the table as the summer continues. As always, I believe that informed decisions and thoughtful preparation are your best tools when navigating real estate\u2014especially in a market that keeps us on our toes.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Early in Q3, we saw US existing-home sales dip 1.7% month-over-month, but transactions still landed 0.7% higher than last year\u2014evidence that activity remains steady, even in a shifting market. The median price for existing homes climbed to $434,100, marking the 37th consecutive month of yearly gains. For many of my clients, that means watching their [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":438,"featured_media":40,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/438"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}