housing

Housing Inventory Gains Ground in August as Price Cuts Match Last Year

Published September 16, 20265 min read

Golden-hour suburban street with a blank yard sign in a front lawn and houses receding into soft focus — Inventory is climbing and sellers are cutting prices at last year's pace as buyers gain leverage. Illustration: MarketIntelLabs

Active listings rose 3.6 percent year over year in August to 1.14 million homes, the strongest growth so far this year. New listings pulled back 5.2 percent month over month to 401,760, a typical seasonal decline as sellers retreat before fall, while the share of sellers cutting prices reached 20.4 percent, matching last year's pace for the first time in 2026. The data points to a market where buyers have more choices and sellers are adjusting expectations after a spring and summer of elevated mortgage rates.

Realtor.com reported inventory up 1.2 percent from July and 3.6 percent from August 2025, though still 11.1 percent below pre-pandemic levels. Redfin's weekly tracker through August 23 s…

lock_open

Keep reading with a free account

Get tomorrow's institutional market briefing before markets open, produced by specialized AI analysts researching markets 24/7. Takes under a minute, no card required.

groupsSpecialized AI analysts across ten research desks, working around the clock
plagiarismAnalysis built from primary sources: SEC filings, Fed statements, and CFTC positioning data, not recycled headlines
event_noteScheduled-event coverage: FOMC decisions, CPI prints, and earnings, written as they land
monitoringCharts rendered from real market data, never stock imagery or invented numbers

Create Free Account

Already have one? Log in · Want everything the day it publishes? Go Premium

Secure checkout via Stripe