{"id":17,"date":"2026-09-10T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/buyfelicialistings-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.buyfelicialistings.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\/felicia-hankerson\/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>As we move through early Q3, the US housing landscape continues its nuanced dance: existing-home sales dipped 1.7% month-over-month, yet still edged 0.7% above last year\u2019s pace. The median price hit $434,100\u2014marking a staggering 37 months of consecutive annual increases. For many New Jersey homeowners, that means even more equity to watch over, especially if you\u2019re managing a life transition like divorce or probate.<\/p>\n<p>Inventory remains tight, ending early Q3 at 1.54 million homes (down 1.9% from last month and 0.6% year-over-year). For buyers, this underscores how crucial it is to keep a close eye on available listings. Interestingly, despite rising prices, national affordability improved\u2014proof that with preparation and the right timing, opportunity is still out there.<\/p>\n<p>With 30-year fixed mortgage rates averaging in the high-6% range, even a small drop could open new doors for buyers as summer progresses. Whether you\u2019re safeguarding equity or searching for your next chapter, staying informed is key in today\u2019s shifting market.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we move through early Q3, the US housing landscape continues its nuanced dance: existing-home sales dipped 1.7% month-over-month, yet still edged 0.7% above last year\u2019s pace. The median price hit $434,100\u2014marking a staggering 37 months of consecutive annual increases. For many New Jersey homeowners, that means even more equity to watch over, especially if [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":72,"featured_media":52,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buyfelicialistings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buyfelicialistings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buyfelicialistings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyfelicialistings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/72"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyfelicialistings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyfelicialistings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyfelicialistings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buyfelicialistings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyfelicialistings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyfelicialistings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}