{"id":62,"date":"2026-10-02T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/?p=62"},"modified":"2026-10-02T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T17:00:00","slug":"new-vs-existing-home-prices-what-the-national-median-misses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/02\/new-vs-existing-home-prices-what-the-national-median-misses\/","title":{"rendered":"New vs. Existing Home Prices: What the National Median Misses"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>One trend that&#039;s important for home buyers and sellers to understand: in Q2 2026, the median price for a new single-family home was $410,700\u2014actually $25,000 less than the median price for existing homes, which stood at $435,700. This might surprise those who assume new always means pricier. This shift is largely due to a tight inventory of existing homes and a move by builders to focus on more modest, affordable new builds, especially in the South and West. As someone who has spent decades guiding clients through these changes\u2014whether you&#039;re seeking your first home, downsizing, or exploring new construction\u2014I&#039;m here to help you navigate what these numbers mean for your next move. Smart real estate decisions start with understanding the stories behind the statistics.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/eyeonhousing.org\/2026\/09\/new-vs-existing-home-prices-what-the-national-median-misses\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One trend that&#039;s important for home buyers and sellers to understand: in Q2 2026, the median price for a new single-family home was $410,700\u2014actually $25,000 less than the median price for existing homes, which stood at $435,700. This might surprise those who assume new always means pricier. This shift is largely due to a tight [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":438,"featured_media":63,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62","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\/62","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=62"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64,"href":"https:\/\/www.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62\/revisions\/64"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.workwithbeverly.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}