{"id":22,"date":"2026-09-19T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/peopleseliterealtygroup-com\/2026\/09\/19\/home-sales-on-the-rise-but-momentum-may-be-fading\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T14:00:00","slug":"home-sales-on-the-rise-but-momentum-may-be-fading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peopleseliterealtygroup.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/19\/home-sales-on-the-rise-but-momentum-may-be-fading\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Sales on the Rise, but Momentum May Be Fading"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>July brought a 7% uptick in home sales, with values increasing 1.1% year-over-year to $371,757. Inventory also saw a slight boost, now at 1.41 million homes\u2014a welcome shift for buyers who have been navigating limited choices. Mortgage payments dipped by 0.9%, though there\u2019s potential for them to climb again. Notably, the median days to pending rose to 25, and 27.1% of listings experienced price cuts, highlighting the nuanced dynamics at play right now.<\/p>\n<p>As someone who has guided buyers, sellers, and investors through many market cycles, I know how important it is to interpret these changes in light of your unique goals. Real estate is rarely one-size-fits-all, and understanding what these numbers mean for you is key to making confident decisions. Whether you\u2019re considering your next move or simply keeping a close eye on the market, staying informed is a powerful first step. Experience you can trust. Service you\u2019ll remember.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/themortgagepoint.com\/2026\/08\/06\/sales-surge-7-in-july-but-leading-indicators-portend-a-slower-second-half\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July brought a 7% uptick in home sales, with values increasing 1.1% year-over-year to $371,757. Inventory also saw a slight boost, now at 1.41 million homes\u2014a welcome shift for buyers who have been navigating limited choices. Mortgage payments dipped by 0.9%, though there\u2019s potential for them to climb again. Notably, the median days to pending [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":50,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peopleseliterealtygroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peopleseliterealtygroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peopleseliterealtygroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peopleseliterealtygroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.peopleseliterealtygroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peopleseliterealtygroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peopleseliterealtygroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peopleseliterealtygroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peopleseliterealtygroup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}