{"id":25,"date":"2026-09-20T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/louiseandbernie-com\/2026\/09\/20\/housing-market-peaks-in-2026-as-sales-surge-but-pending-listings-fall\/"},"modified":"2026-09-20T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T10:00:00","slug":"housing-market-peaks-in-2026-as-sales-surge-but-pending-listings-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.louiseandbernie.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/20\/housing-market-peaks-in-2026-as-sales-surge-but-pending-listings-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"Housing market peaks in 2026 as sales surge but pending listings fall"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>As someone who\u2019s spent 25 years guiding clients through the ups and downs of the real estate market, I find the latest housing numbers both revealing and reassuring. In July, completed home sales climbed 7%, thanks to buyers locking in June contracts at 6.5% mortgage rates. Yet, as rates rose to 6.69%, both pending sales and new listings took a step back. Inventory saw a slight uptick, and price growth tapered off to just 2.1%\u2014the slowest pace we\u2019ve seen in a decade.<\/p>\n<p>These shifts remind me that real estate is always about timing and adaptability. Whether you\u2019re a first-time buyer, planning your next move, or considering a change as life evolves, understanding these trends is key. My approach is always grounded and straightforward, focused on helping you navigate the market with confidence\u2014because your home should fit where you are in life, no matter what the numbers say this month.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/eciks.org\/23774-housing-market-peaks-2026-sales-pending\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As someone who\u2019s spent 25 years guiding clients through the ups and downs of the real estate market, I find the latest housing numbers both revealing and reassuring. In July, completed home sales climbed 7%, thanks to buyers locking in June contracts at 6.5% mortgage rates. Yet, as rates rose to 6.69%, both pending sales [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":233,"featured_media":55,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.louiseandbernie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.louiseandbernie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.louiseandbernie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.louiseandbernie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/233"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.louiseandbernie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.louiseandbernie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.louiseandbernie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.louiseandbernie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.louiseandbernie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.louiseandbernie.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}