In Q2 2026, buyers stayed active as prices rose in 184 of 230 US metros; the national single-family median reached $434.9K, ↑1.5% yearly.
Regional Q2 2026 prices
Northeast: ↑3.8% to $547.2K
Midwest: ↑3.6% to $340.8K
South: ↑1% to $380K
West: ↓0.8% to $637.9K
Sales rose in three of four regions; the South led on faster job growth, while the Northeast lagged on slower hiring and quicker appreciation.
Median prices ↑1.5% yearly and ↑0.5% quarterly; a typical home's monthly mortgage payment was $2.199K, ↑$219 quarterly but ↓$52 yearly in Q2 2026.
Families spent 23.8% of income on mortgage payments, versus 21.8% in the prior quarter. Starter-home prices fell yearly, even as payments ↑$214 quarterly.
US Home Prices Rose in Q2
